Brazil beat Egypt 2-1 in final friendly before World Cup | OneFootball

Endrick celebrates Brazil’s second goal in ClevelandCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

Brazil defeated Egypt 2-1 on Saturday night (6) in its final friendly before its World Cup debut, which will take place next Saturday (13) against Morocco; Bruno Guimarães and Endrick scored for the team, while Zico pulled one back for the African side.

The match, played at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, drew a great crowd: 64,311 in attendance, many wearing Brazil’s traditional yellow shirt. On the field, Carlo Ancelotti’s team played in blue shirts with black shorts and socks. They will wear the same kit again in their second World Cup match, against Haiti.

In its seventh win over the Egyptians (in seven meetings), Brazil used 22 players, as coach Carlo Ancelotti had promised, wanting to give the called-up squad another opportunity.

The first half began perfectly for Brazil. Pressing Egypt hard while they tried to play out from the back, the team opened the scoring after just 6 minutes. Bruno Guimarães pounced on the opposing defender, took the ball from him and finished accurately: 1-0.

The goal gave the impression that Brazil would have no trouble extending the lead. But after another mistake, this time by the Brazilian defense, Zico equalized in the 10th minute. The Egyptian player was given that name in honor of the former Brazil and Flamengo star.

From the moment it became 1-1, Brazil’s dominance was evident, with dangerous attacks and several chances created. Vini Jr, Raphinha and Igor Thiago, twice, had opportunities to restore the lead, but they were denied by goalkeeper Shobeir’s excellent performance.

Raphinha battled hard and caused plenty of problems for the Egyptian defenseCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

The opening half was also marked by Wesley’s substitution in the 15th minute, as he left the field in tears and was replaced by Danilo. He felt pain in his left groin.

At halftime, Brazil made several changes, just as Ancelotti had done in the previous friendly at the Maracanã, where Brazil beat Panama 6-2.

The substitutes changed the rhythm of the match in the first 15 minutes of the second half, a period in which the Egyptians could hardly get past midfield. The winning goal came once again from Brazil’s intense pressure on the opposition defense. Right after that, Raphinha drilled in a low cross and Endrick finished with his left foot.

It was the young forward’s fourth goal for Brazil, and his first for the national team in two years.

With the lead, Brazil managed the game well, while still looking for more scoring opportunities, especially when the ball fell to Luiz Henrique, whose talent left Egypt’s center backs off balance more than once.

Now it’s a matter of waiting seven more days to see Brazil in action against another strong national team, Morocco, in New Jersey.

BRAZIL 2:1 EGYPT (1:1)

Competition: friendly

Venue: Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland (USA)

Gate receipts: not disclosed. Attendance: 64,311 spectators

Goals: Bruno Guimarães, 6’, Zico, 10’ (1st half), and Endrick, 51’ (2nd half).

Yellow cards: Marquinhos and Hany

Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico). Assistants: Ibrahim Martinez (Mexico) and Maximiliano Gomez (Mexico). VAR: Carlo Rivero (Mexico)

BRAZIL: Alisson (Weverton, 46’); Wesley (Danilo, 16’), Marquinhos (Bremer, 16’), Ibañez (Léo Pereira, 46’), and Douglas Santos (Alex Sandro, 72’); Casemiro (Fabinho, 46’) and Bruno Guimarães (Danilo Santos, 46’); Lucas Paquetá (Luiz Henrique, 46’), Raphinha (Gabriel Martinelli, 72’), Igor Thiago (Endrick, 46’) and Vinícius Júnior (Matheus Cunha, 46’). Coach: Carlo Ancelotti

EGYPT: Shobeir, Hany (Tarek Alaa, 74’), Fathy, Yasser and Fatouh (Hafez, 74’); Lashin (Ashour, 74’), Attia (Zizo, 84’) and Trézéguet (Abdelmonem, 46’); Zico (Adel, 74’), Hassan (Salah, 46’) and Marmoush (Abdelkarim, 84’). Coach: Hossam Hassan.

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