Rodrygo hails display against Korea, treats friendly as a Copa final | OneFootball

Rodrygo left the field with a smile from ear to ear after the Brazilian National Team's 5-0 victory over South Korea this Friday in Seoul. The Real Madrid player was one of the standout performers of the match, scoring two goals, and was very pleased with his individual performance as well as the team's collective display.

Absent from the last call-ups by coach Carlo Ancelotti due to a poor run of form and physical issues, Rodrygo received a vote of confidence from the Italian coach, with whom he made history at Real Madrid, and this time he did not disappoint.

“Very happy to be back, I missed it a lot and had in mind to treat these two friendlies as World Cup finals. Thank God, everything went well, I'm happy with the goals, with the performance, and even more with the team's progress. I think we are on a great path for the World Cup,” Rodrygo told SporTV.

As soon as he took over the Brazilian National Team, Ancelotti made it clear that his priority was to solve the defensive system's problems. This resulted in the team conceding only one goal in five games under his command. However, in these October friendlies, the focus shifted to the attack, and at least against South Korea, the forwards delivered.

“That was the message he [Ancelotti] left for us before the game, and we knew that too. It's always important to have a solid defense, everyone defends, helps, and gradually the attack starts to work. That's what happened today. Very happy with the victory and my personal performance as well. Now we need to keep it up,” he concluded.

Brazil will take the field again next Tuesday at 7:30 AM (Brasília time) at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo, in the last fixture of this October FIFA date.

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