Dorival Junior labelled Vinicius Junior’s show towards Paraguay as “nearly excellent” after the Actual Madrid star scored twice in a 4-1 victory for Brazil.
Vinicius’ first-half double, together with efforts from Savinho and Lucas Paqueta, sealed an emphatic win for the Selecao, who bounced again from a disappointing 0-0 draw with Costa Rica of their first Copa America match.
The 23-year-old had three pictures and collected 0.81 anticipated targets (xG), whereas making an attempt 17 dribbles, the second-most by a Brazilian participant on the Copa America since Opta started gathering such information in 2011, after Neymar (19 towards Peru in 2015).
“At the moment he performed a vital position,” Dorival mentioned of Vinicius, who turned the primary Brazil participant to internet a first-half double in a Copa America group-stage match since Philippe Coutinho towards Haiti in 2016.
“He performed an nearly excellent match, he created excellent conditions and alternatives. He was dynamic, very efficient and easy and direct.
“He performed nicely with different gamers and teamed up properly, he has nice capability.”
17 – Vinicius Júnior tentou 17 dribles contra o Paraguai (7 completados), a segunda maior marca de um jogador do Brasil em uma partida de Copa América desde que se registram tais dados (2011). Em 2015, Neymar arriscou 19 dribles contra o Peru, completando cinco. Protagonista. pic.twitter.com/KaC93aoFuh
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Brazil sit second in Group D on 4 factors, two behind Colombia, who booked their progress to the quarter-finals by defeating Costa Rica 3-0 in Friday’s different recreation.
Colombia, who’re on a 25-game unbeaten streak, are Brazil’s subsequent opponents, with the Selecao requiring a victory to assert high spot.
“I believe that we’ll have a match of a really excessive stage, with gamers that know one another, that often play towards one another,” Dorival added.
“I’ve no doubts that Brazil will carry out on the highest stage, and I anticipate that it is going to be higher than these two first matches.”
Paraguay, alternatively, at the moment are out of the competitors, having suffered their first Copa America loss to Brazil since 2001.
BrazIl ended the match having amassed 3.86 xG, although Paraguay coach Daniel Garnero felt his staff had been in it till Savinho put the nine-time Copa America champions 2-0 up within the forty third minute, turning into the third youngest participant to attain for Brazil within the competitors within the twenty first century, after Neymar and Gabriel Barbosa.
“Specifically the primary half, as much as the 40 minutes, it was very even,” Garnero informed reporters, having seen his staff drive Brazil shot-stopper Alisson into 5 saves, essentially the most by a Brazilian goalkeeper in a Copa America match since detailed information started being recorded in 2011.
“I believe we created some alternatives. Sadly, within the three minutes we bought a bit distracted and so they scored two targets that made an ideal distinction within the consequence. And Vinicius is an elite participant, little question about it.”
