Rayan enters the field and rescues Ancelotti's 'new Brazil' from a defeat against Australia in the first round of the cycle towards the 2030 Cup
In the debut of Carlo Ancelotti's cycle, Brazil drew 1-1 with Australia in Townsville. With a modified team and several starts, the selection had an irregular performance: goal canceled by Estêvão in the first half and failure of Hugo Souza on Irankunda's goal.
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What happened?
The new era of Carlo Ancelotti in the Seleção Brasileira began with more suffocation than brilliance. On Friday (25), a very modified team drew 1-1 against Australia, ranked 25th by FIFA, in a friendly played at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville.
From cancellation to blackout: how the game unfolded
The first 20 minutes were of simple passing errors, little pressure on the marking and Australian NIO domains all aggravated by a poor quality turf.
At 25, Estêvão cut in and hit hard, but overhead. At 34, Vinicius Jr. created a good chance after Hugo Souza's direct call, but the deflected kick was caught quietly.
The fans celebrated at the 45th minute of the first half: Estêvão scored Endrick and hit a cross for a beautiful goal. However, Japanese referee Ryo Tanimoto was called to VAR, found fault with Bruno Guimarães in Souttar at the beginning of the play and canceled the attempt.
At 17, Raphinha squandered the best Brazilian chance by finishing from left, taking paint off the beam. Shortly afterwards, Vini Jr. kicked, the ball went to Estêvão, who isolated above.
The turn in the score came just at Brazil's best moment: At 23, Irankunda struck a "dry leaf" style foul, and Hugo Souza jumped 1 1 to 0 for the Australians.
Ancelotti bet on the changes, with entries from Pedro, Samuel Lino and Rayan. And it was ex-Vascaico, today at Bournemouth, who saved the National Team: in the last throw, he climbed a corner charge and tested firm to tie.
Lower than expected debuts
The Italian coach promoted the debut of several names, most notably for the flanks Matheuzinho and Mauro Júnior, but little extracted from the news that also suffered with the bad grass. Among the "veterans", Vinicius Jr. erred practically everything he tried, Endrick little touched the ball and Raphinha , still one of the best on the field, was dispensable in deciding the goal that almost scored.
What comes next
The cycle continues with the second friendly against Australia, next Tuesday (29), at 7am (from Brasilia), again in Oceania.
The draw makes clear the current stage of Ancelotti's work: team in reshaping, erratic pace and a lot of piece to adjust with the 2030 Cup still far on the horizon but first steps already taken.
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