RAPHINHA WAS CLOSE TO SCORING IN THE 1ST HALF

Raphinha, starter and very active with Brazil despite the 'canarinha' 'stumble'

Published:25/06/2024 - 09:56h

Updated:26/06/2024 - 04:52h

Brazilian football is still not the brightest, but Raphinha was very close to opening the scoring for the Brazilian team on several occasions during the debut of the 'scratch' in the Copa América 2024

Raphinha Was to title with Brazil the night of this Monday in Los Angeles, morning of the Tuesday already in Spain, in the 'sad' tie without goals between the combined amazónico and the selection of Costa Rica. The forward of the FC Barcelona contested 70 minutes in the meeting, being surely the best of his team, beside Rodrygo, and showing that it has to keep on being an important player for the ones of Dorival Junior, further of the trip that it meant the result.

The Barcelona footballer showed almost from the start of the meeting, and until it was replaced, the capacity that has to create danger with his left-handed, and his good hit, in what it went the only goal that annotated Brazil, but that would finish being cancelled by out of place. First, Raphinha warned to the goal tica with a finish with very little angle in the minute 6, a played in which it had won the background line with his desmarque of very good way.

A pair of finish with a lot of danger by part of Raphinha

They would happen little less than 20 minutes of good game of the left-handed extreme for which went his action of goal clearer. To the 25', the forward surprised again with his speed, but found with the guardameta Patrick Sequeira (UD Ibiza), the one who covered him the hand manually. Raphinha Had attained to finish of left-handed, but in front of the good accionar of the goalkeeper all remained in a clear with the breast of the attendant to replace to the historical Keylor Navas.

The another big opportunity of Raphinha to open the marker

Already on the half hour of party would arrive the assistance frustrated of Raphinha. Marquinhos Put in advantage to the 'verdeamarelha', but after the review of the VAR, the referee cancelled it. All sucedió after a centre of the player culé, which tried to divert the madridista Rodrygo and finished touching with his shoulder and by behind everything appeared the defender of the PSG. However, the action was invalidated by position advanced in the moment of the initial pass.