Welcome to your new home, Ancelotti! Brazil beat Chile 3-0 on the night of Thursday (4), in the first game at Maracanã under the command of the Italian coach. The match was valid for the 17th round of the South American qualifiers.
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How was the match between Brazil and Chile
The initial lineup of the Brazilian team had five news compared to the last game. Even so, Ancelotti’s commanders were intended. It took only four minutes for Brazil to open the scoring with Casemiro, head, but the play was annulled by impediment.
The national team was not shaken by the scoring goal and continued to press Chile inside Maracanã. It seemed just a matter of time to open the scoring. And it was. At 37 minutes, Stephen scored the first goal for the national team and inaugurated the accountant in Rio de Janeiro. Shirt 20 took advantage of the finishing of a raphinha, and a pull almost inside the post, put it to the bottom of the net.
In the second stage, Ancelotti made changes to oxygenate the team. Lucas Paquetá needed only 40 seconds on the field to score the second goal of the Brazilian team, taking advantage of Luiz Henrique’s beautiful move to 27, who also entered the second half. The Zenit striker was inspired and rehearsed a new play, which ended in Bruno Guimarães’s goal on 30 minutes. The Newcastle midfielder only had to push the ball into the bottom of the net after the former Botafogo finalization on the crossbar.
Classification and last official challenge of Brazil
The Brazilian team was already classified for the 2026 World Cup. With victory, he jumped to second place, with 28 points, behind only Argentina, which has 38 added.
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On the other hand, Chile was the first eliminated from South American countries. The Chilean team occupies the last place with only 10 points.
Brazil faces Bolivia in the last official game before the coming World Cup. The duel, valid for the 18th round of the qualifiers, takes place next Tuesday (9), at 20:30, in Bolivian territory.
Technical Data Sheet between Brazil and Chile
- Data: Thursday, September 4, 2025;
- Time: 9:30 pm (from Brasilia);
- Local: Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ);
- What: 17th round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Goals: Stephen, Lucas Paquetá and Bruno Guimarães.
Brazil lineup: Alisson; Wesley, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães and Douglas Santos; Casemiro and Bruno Guimarães; Martinelli, Raphinha, Stephen and João Pedro. Technician: Carlo Ancelotti.
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Chile’s lineup: Vigouroux; Díaz, Maripán E Román; Hormazábal, pizarro, loyola e suazo; Aravena, Brereton Díaz E Cepeda. Técnico: nicolas andres cordova.
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