He played with one less for a while but he still thrashed Tunisia

Brazil gave a sample of character this Wednesday in La Plata and showed his candidate plate in the Sub 20 world. It is that she not only had to endure the inflated ‘logic’ that the Argentines had for Tunisiabut also knew how to play for a long time with one less man and so and everything thrashing for 4 a 1 to date Israel in the quarterfinals next weekend.

The state of the playing field of the Único Diego Armando Maradona stadium It left a lot to be desired and sows doubts in the face of the definition for the title: semis and final will be at that venue. The state of the grass was a complication when playing, since the ball did not roll normally and it became difficult for the players to anticipate the spike.

If the field does not allow it, risking is as unnecessary as it is dangerous. Tunisia did not understand this and wanted to go out playing, but they did it in a defective way and their goalkeeper Dries Arfaoui committed criminal to Marcos Leonardo. Although the referee gave continuity, since the play did not end in a goal, he retraced his steps and whistled the maximum penalty.

Marcos Leonardo, one of Brazil’s great figures, gave him a pass into the net and made it 1-0. The Santos striker scored his fourth goal in four games, although it would not be the only thing he did in the afternoon.

With the result in their favour, the game turned into a Brazilian monologue and it was clear that the difference would stretch sooner rather than later. If there is a leader, and not just by wearing the captain’s ribbon, it is Andrey Santos. The player who was bought by Chelsea, but who is on loan to Vasco Da Gama, is the conductor of his team and he has a hallmark: he has a lot of goals.

When the good guys get together it’s hard to counter them. Marcos Leonardo assisted, in a great way, Santos, who defined crossed and sentenced the 2 to 0. In half an hour of the game, the Scratch was a bulldozer and Tunisia did not seem to find a way to stop the barrage.

When the first half was over, a mistake in the Brazilian bottom complicated the process. Robert Renán, who would later leave making gestures to the Argentine fans present in La Plata, saw the direct red. After the expulsion, Tunisia recovered the pulse and gave indications of what was going to be the second half.

And those indications that Tunisia gave about the end of the first stage were a real threat during the second forty-five minutes. Brazil, with a man less, took refuge and tried to take care of their result, but they got so far back that they suffered too much.

The danger flew over the Kaique area and they even scored a goal. Raki Aouani scored a terrific goal that was an injection of enthusiasm. However, the VAR claimed a hand, more than controversial, and the goal was annulled.

After taking cover and not being able to get past midfield, Brazil stretched the result in a very accurate attack against which was perfectly capitalized by Matheus Martinswho entered the plugin.

It was already mentioned that Andrey Santos is the team’s soccer leader and had already written down his last name on the scoreboard, but he seemed not to settle and went for more. After 10 minutes added, he ran from one area to another and finished superbly. His conditions are fabulous and he aims to be one of the great players of the future.

Although it made no difference, Tunisia scored the so-called honor, at the feet of Mahmoud Ghorbel, and said goodbye to the competition knowing that the result was long and would have deserved something more.

Brazil will face Israel next Saturday, which qualified on Tuesday in an agonizing way. Undoubtedly, they will have as a rival a team that is one of the revelations and that will want to continue making history, given that it is the first time they have played in the Under 20 World Cup and managed to get into the top eight.

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