São Paulo's Tapia scores as Chile beat Russia | OneFootball

The forward Gonzalo Tapia from São Paulo stood out wearing the Chile national team jersey during this FIFA Date. The player scored one of the Chilean goals in the 2-0 victory in a friendly match against Russia, held this Saturday in Sochi, the home of the Europeans.

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The goal ended an uncomfortable drought for Tapia, who had gone seven games without scoring. The last time he had found the net was in the derby against Palmeiras on October 5th.

Tapia started the friendly as a starter and remained on the field until the 14th minute of the second half, when he was substituted by Lucas Cepeda.

Despite the important goal, the forward's overall performance was modest: he attempted only one shot, won 2 out of 9 duels against opponents, and lost possession 7 times, according to SofaScore data.

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