Brazil came back with goals from Marlon Gomes and Gabriel Pirani to beat Ecuador 2-1 this Monday and become the first team to qualify for the final phase of the South American Olympic Qualifiers towards Paris-2024.
Gomes scored in the 65th minute, when he pushed a ball crossed by the star Endrick into the back of the net, and Gabriel Pirani sealed the victory for the team coached by Ramon Menezes in the 75th with a left-footed shot from point-blank range after a shot of his , from the right, bounced off a defender.
Patrik Mercado had put Tri ahead in the 58th minute with a shot from the edge of the area.
Brazil now leads Group A with nine points in three presentations, guaranteeing its place in the final phase, a quadrangular that will define from February 5 to 11 the two places in the Olympic Games offered by this U-23 tournament. .
Ecuador remains with seven points in four matches, followed by the host Venezuela, with two, which in the second hour faces Colombia with the need to win to stay alive before facing Brazil, next Thursday, at the closing of the key .
Bolivia, with one point, and Colombia, which has not been able to add, are already eliminated.
Brazil, after difficult victories against Bolivia (1-0) and Colombia (2-0), once again found a rival in the Ecuadorian team that stood up to them.
Endrick, Palmeiras’ jewel who will play for Real Madrid next season, was isolated, with only one notable appearance in the first half, in the 20th minute, a deflected header from Alexsander’s cross.
Canarinha, however, could not impose themselves in the midfield.
The entry of Gabriel Pec in the second half made Brazil grow, and they knocked hard on the door with a bicycle kick from John Kennedy.
Paradoxically, when Brazil seemed to take control of the match, the market scored. His shot, after deflecting into a defender, caught goalkeeper Mycael on the wrong foot.
The reaction was immediate with Endrick in the middle, with a low cross that found Gomes and the tie.
Menezes did the rest with the income from Pirani and Marquinhos and the former scored the final goal.
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