With Richarlison top scorer, Brazil defeats Ghana in friendly match

Betting on the quality of his forward players, coach Tite assembled an offensive quintet (consisting of Paquetá, Neymar, Raphinha, Richarlison and Vinícius Júnior), which moved a lot, creating numerous opportunities, especially in the first half.

In this formation Neymar acted as an authentic number 10, articulating the main offensive plays and leaving his teammates in good conditions to score. The player who benefited most from the creativity of the PSG (France)  player was the number 9 Richarlison, who finished as the top scorer of the match with two goals.

However, the victory began to be built by defender Marquinhos, who scored with his head in the 8th minute after Raphinha’s corner kick.

Even with the advantage, Tite’s team kept looking for the goal, and managed to extend its advantage in the 27th minute, when Neymar received on the intermediate line and passed the ball to Richarlison, who, from inside the area, hit a first-time shot to score a great goal.

The second goal from the number 9, Brazil’s third, came in the 39th minute. Neymar raised the ball in the area from a free-kick and Richarlison anticipated to score with his head.
In the final stage Tite makes some experiments, such as the entries of defender Bremer, Fabinho, and strikers Antony and Matheus Cunha. But even with the changes, the team remained better against a technically inferior opponent (who came with danger only in the 11th minute with a header against the crossbar of Andre Ayew), but the score remained unchanged until the end.

After the game against Ghana, Brazil returns to the field, from 15:30 (GMT) next Tuesday (27), when it measures forces with Tunisia, at the Parc des Princes, in Paris.