Vini Jr.’s goal in the 59th second against Panama, this Sunday (31), at Maracanã, is remarkable, but it was still far from the Brazilian team’s record.
To date, the fastest goal scored by a player wearing a Brazil shirt was by Diego Souza, then at Sport de Recife. In 2017, the midfielder opened the scoring after 10 seconds in the friendly against Australia, in Melbourne, after receiving a pass from Giuliano, who, like Casemiro did this Sunday against Panama, had intercepted the ball in the middle.
The first goal in the 4-0 victory over the Australians beat, at the time, the mark that belonged to striker Neymar. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, the player, who is now at Santos and recovering from injury with the Brazilian team, scored a goal after 16 seconds against Honduras.
In an official game for the main team, the record still belongs to Willian, who scored after 35 seconds in the 3-1 victory over Venezuela, in 2015, in the World Cup qualifiers, at Castelão, in Fortaleza (CE).
