Tite's decision to go with four forwards - Neymar, Vinicius Jr., Raphinha and Richarlison - in his attacking lineup paid off handsomely as the South Americans dominated the match and made Serbia work hard every time they went forward. "It's a wonderful night, a beautiful victory and now we have six games to reach our goal." "As our professor Tite says, 'you are smelling goals', and that's what's happening," Richarlison said.
It was his ninth goal for Brazil in seven games in 2022 as Brazil leapfrogged Switzerland, who beat Cameroon 1-0, to the top of Group G. To square it all off there is Allison in goal and if he can't play, Ederson will take his place.Richarlison has been in fine form when wearing the golden yellow kit of Brazil this year and he opened the scoring with an easy tap-in before doubling the lead with his acrobatic effort. Then there is the imperious Casemiro in midfield, assisted by Fred who has been impressive this season for Manchester United, and then comes that centre back duo of Marquinhos and Thiago Silva with full backs like Sandro and Danilo. Imagine having to defend against the likes of Raphinha, Richarlison, Neymar and Vinicius for about 80 minutes of the match, and then against the guys substituting them, who would be Antony, Martinelli, Jesus and Rodrygo. Neymar was taken off as a precaution as he was kicked far too many times but it's not like they were dependent on him, they have riches all over the pitch and on the bench. A scary display of talent from Brazil and if there was any doubts for anyone as to why they should put them as their favourites, this match should answer them. Serbia had no shots on target at all throughout the match, Brazil had eight of them. If Raphinha had converted the chances he had and if those long range shots from the truly majestic Casemiro and Fred had gone in, this would have been a 5-0 or even 6-0 win for Brazil. The 2-0 scoreline is very flattering indeed for Serbia.
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