Flamengo midfielder Gerson scored his first international goal for Brazil. When he volleyed home a goal to help his home country draw 1-1 with Uruguay in South American 2026 World Cup football qualifiers.
Head coach Dorival Junior of ‘Samba’ adjusted the team to send Danilo to play right back instead of Wanderson who is suspended. UFABET As for the front line, Rafinha and Vinicius Junior are the key players.
On the Celeste side, veteran coach Marcelo Bielsa sent Guillermo Varela to play right back instead of Naitan Nandez, who was suspended. The forward line was given to Darwin Nunez from Liverpool to threaten the opponent.
The game was quite tight, waiting for the first score in the 55th minute.
The away team took a 1-0 lead. With an advantage in front of the left side of the goal. Maximiliano Araujo crossed the goal to the middle of the goal. Federico Valverde looked for an angle and curved the ball into the far post with precision.
Then the home team went wild in the 62nd minute. Rafinha broke away to play on the left wing, swinging a cross to the far post. The ‘Honest’ defender headed the ball to the edge of the penalty area. Gerson volleyed it with his left foot without having to catch it. The ball bounced off the ground and hit the post to tie the score at 1-1.
However, after accelerating for a short while. Brazil let up on the accelerator. While Uruguay focused on defensive discipline because they didn’t want to lose. The game ended in a 1-1 draw after 4 minutes of injury time, sharing the points.
After 12 match days, the ‘Selecao’ have 18 points and are in 5th place in the automatic final round quota. While the ‘Celeste’ have 20 points and are in second place.