📹 Brazil rally after break to beat Chile, champions honoured | OneFootball

At Maracanã, the Brazilian National Team defeated Chile 3 x 0, this Thursday (4), in a match valid for the 17th and penultimate round of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

According to the CBF's planning, this should have been the last match of the National Team on Brazilian soil before next year's tournament.

The goal that opened the score for Brazil's victory was scored by Estêvão, completing a bicycle kick under the crossbar, still in the first half.

⭐ Don Carleto's star

The second half was monotonous, and the crowd started to call for Luiz Henrique, a striker idolized by Botafogo in the campaigns of the Brasileirão and Libertadores titles, but who now plays for Zenit in Russia.

And coach Carlo Ancelotti listened to the crowd.

Luiz Henrique entered the field, made a "mess" on the left side and crossed for Lucas Paquetá to complete with a header, almost under the crossbar.

And it didn't take long for the "Panther" to show up again, stealing the ball in the attacking field and serving Bruno Guimarães, who returned it to the striker.

Luiz Henrique killed the ball already taking it from the marking and finished the crossbar. On the rebound, Bruno Guimarães completed for the empty goal.

🎵 Kicked up dust

Before the ball rolled, singer Ivete Sangalo performed at Maracanã to entertain the fans who arrived early for the National Team's match.

🥰 Thank you!

At halftime, the CBF paid tribute to some of the players who built the history of the only team with five world titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002) on the planet.

Names like Brito, Ricardinho, Taffarel, Denílson, Mauro Silva, Pepe, Bebeto, Romário, Branco, Paulo Cesar Caju, Jairzinho and Edilson, among others, were with the World Cup trophy on the Maracanã lawn.

🚦 Where we stand

With the victory, the Brazilian National Team reached 28 points and took second place in the Qualifiers, only behind Argentina (38 points).

Brazil bids farewell to the Qualifiers next Tuesday (9), when it visits Bolivia, which has 17 points and, in eighth place, still has a chance to take the seventh position from Venezuela and thus guarantee itself in the playoffs of the 2026 World Cup.

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