Ex-Sporting target scores as Japan stun Brazil 3-2 | OneFootball

The Brazil national team lost this Tuesday, October 14, to Japan, 3-2, after going into halftime with a 2-0 lead. Ayase Ueda, the Feyenoord striker who was once on Sporting’s target list, scored one of the goals for the Japanese side.

In the first half, the Canarinha scored through Paulo Henrique in the 26th minute and Gabriel Martinelli in the 32nd, but in the second half, Japan grew stronger and pulled one back through Takumi Minamino in the 52nd, and Keito Nakamura equalized the game in the 62nd minute.

Ayase Ueda, with a header in the 71st minute, completed the Japanese comeback. With the score at 3-2, Brazil still pressed in search of a goal to get back into the match, but the equalizer never came and Japan held on for their first ever victory against the ‘Seleção’.

At the end, Carlo Ancelotti was displeased with his team’s performance: “Not everything is okay. When the team loses, we’re upset, that’s normal. We have to learn from this defeat. I think today’s game, up until Fabrício’s mistake on the first goal, was well controlled. After that, I have to be very clear about what happened. The team collapsed mentally after the first mistake. I don’t think the second half was good,” said the Italian coach.

Wearing the Feyenoord shirt, Ayase Ueda has already found the net eight times in 11 matches played this season, having played 925 minutes. The striker is valued at 10 million euros, according to the specialized portal Transfermarkt.

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