Samuel Lino struggles with altitude as Brazil lose to Bolivia | OneFootball

Samuel Lino played for the first time at high altitude and felt the effects of the thin air

Samuel Lino's debut for the Brazilian National Team was not as the Flamengo striker had imagined. Playing at nearly 4,100 meters of altitude in the city of El Alto, the five-time world champions lost to Bolivia 1-0 in the last round of the World Cup Qualifiers, held this Tuesday (09). The player was on the field for 60 minutes.

For the first time in his career, Samuel Lino played at high altitude. With no experience in this kind of scenario, the Flamengo striker made a sprint in the very first minute and, apparently, was unable to catch his breath again. In fact, the red-and-black winger had a lot of difficulty creating plays and even missed a simple control in the first half.

WHAT WERE SAMUEL LINO'S NUMBERS IN THE GAME?

Samuel Lino completed 85% of his passes (17/20), had 23 actions with the ball, and suffered one foul. In addition, he lost possession on four occasions, was dribbled past twice, and recovered the ball once in the 60 minutes he was on the field. At the 15th minute of the second half, coach Carlo Ancelotti brought on Raphinha in place of the Flamengo player.

HOW WAS THE GAME?

As is usually the case in games at high altitude, the home team went on the attack from the very first minutes. After all, for Bolivia, seventh place was at stake, which grants a spot in the intercontinental playoff. However, the hosts would only advance if Venezuela lost to Colombia.

In the other match of the round, the score helped, since Colombia won comfortably. So, it all depended on Bolivia. And the home team opened the scoring at the 49th minute of the first half. Bruno Guimarães committed a penalty, and Miguelito converted with style, to the delight of the home crowd. Thus, Bolivia goes to the playoff.

AND SAMUEL LINO?

Now, Samuel Lino is racing against time to recover physically. That’s because the striker faces the journey back to Brazil and, on Sunday (14), will be available to Filipe Luís for the Brasileirão. In Caxias do Sul, the Rubro-Negro will face Juventude.

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