We’re tired of saying that when a strong team faces a weak team they should thrash them and that’s the end of it.
Exactly as the Brazilian team did against the South Korean team, in Seoul.
Ninth game between the two, eighth victory for the Brazilian team, which counts a single, and depressing, defeat, which happened in 1999, under the command of Vanderlei Luxemburgo — when his name was still spelled with W.
Rogério Ceni was in goal, Cafu, on the right flank, Juninho Pernambucano, in the middle, and Amoroso and Rivaldo, in attack.
In the last minute, due to a mistake by left-back Felipe, 1-0 for the Asians.
On Friday (10) there was no scare.
At 13 minutes it was already 1-0 for the good national performance to prevail, a goal from the more than promising Estêvão, who would score once again, just as Rodrygo scored twice, and Vinicius Junior closed the score 5-0.
In the last three games between the two teams the aggregate score was 14-2, including the 4-1 triumph in the Qatar Cup in the round of 16, before the disaster against Croatia.
The Brazilian first half can be classified as impeccable, with no chance for the opponents, delightful movement from the attacking quartet, with plays of pure talent, a delight.
Until then, we looked at the Koreans as a team that finished the Asian qualifiers undefeated, with 22 points in ten games, just one point less than Japan and Iran in their respective groups, with the advantage of being the only undefeated team.
More: in September, on both FIFA dates, this upset, South Korea had drawn with Mexico and beaten the United States in North America.
Unfortunately, the second half served to minimize the yellow display — in this case, we were the yellow ones, because they played in red (and our uniform will never be red, despite the color of Brazilwood).
He minimized it because after four minutes it was already 4-0, two goals resulting from miserable ball play by the rivals, one of them, the third goal, provided by defender Kim Min-jae, from Bayern Munich.
So, they let their guard down once and for all and became a meme, which, to be fair, and the bitterness of the corner, if minimized, does not invalidate the good impression, which was great, left by their compatriots.
Which still left questions for Carlo Ancelotti to answer.
Where to climb Raphinha? What if Endrick blossoms for good at Real Madrid?
Matheus Cunha is the least starred, the biggest candidate to give up his place, but the most active in marking under pressure and helping the midfield. And then there’s Martinelli.
Anyway, the attack will certainly be a strong weapon in the World Cup-26.
Who knows if Paulo Henrique and Carlos Augusto will grow by then to solve the flanks and if Gerson will resurface to strengthen the midfield options?
No matter how many disbelieving comments appear, it is possible to make a beautiful omelette with chef Ancelotti at the helm, because he has enough ingredients to lead the team to an ovation.
This Tuesday, in Tokyo, at 7:30 in the morning, for the 15th time, Japan and Brazil will meet.
There are two draws and 12 Brazilian victories, 37 goals to 5 for the yellow team — which again, in this case, is ours.
In any case, it’s better to talk about the selection than the anthropophagic fight between Flamengo and Libra.
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