Rayan Lucas’ Brazil held to a draw by Mexico, Sporting star plays key role | OneFootball

Rayan Lucas's Brazil did not go beyond a draw in their debut at the U-20 World Cup. The canary team drew 2-2 against Mexico, in the early hours of Monday, September 29, in a match counting for the first round of the group stage of the competition.

With only 10 minutes of play, the Mexican team opened the scoring through Alexei Dominguez, a teammate of William Carvalho at Pachuca. Despite the early lead, the Brazilian team managed to respond in the 21st minute, with a goal by the young Palmeiras player, Rafael Coutinho (1-1).

It took until the last 15 minutes of the match to establish the final result. In the 76th minute, Luighi gave Brazil hope for victory by making it 2-1. Even so, Mexico had another goal reserved through a corner kick by Diego Ochoa. Thus, the final result was set at 2-2 in the 86th minute.

One of the most important players in the match turned out to be Rayan Lucas. The defensive midfielder was called to represent the canary team, as he is having a great start to the season at Sporting. The 'number 5' of the Brazilians was a starter and played the entire match, now having matches scheduled against Morocco (October 2) and Spain (October 4).

At the start of this season, Rayan Lucas has already played four matches for Sporting's B team, always as a starter. In total, he has accumulated 305 minutes under João Gião's command. The Brazilian midfielder has also been called up for commitments with the main squad, but ended the matches as an unused substitute.

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