Luis Diaz’s brilliant goal in the 41st minute gave Colombia the equalizer after Brazil had taken a six-minute lead through a penalty kick from Raphinha.
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Colombia exerted the most pressure in the second half but was ultimately defeated by the Real Madrid winger’s thrilling winner.
Brazil now sits comfortably in second place in the 10-team CONMEBOL qualifying group, four points behind Argentina.
Raphinha took a brief run-up and easily tucked home the penalty kick to give the home team an early lead after Daniel Munoz’s foul on Vinicius gave Brazil the penalty.
However, four minutes prior to halftime, Diaz of Liverpool was found by James Rodriguez on the left, and the winger moved inside before putting the ball into the far bottom corner of the net.
Rodriguez had a chance in the 68th minute, but Alisson Becker easily stopped the playmaker’s attempt.
After colliding with Colombia’s Davinson Sanchez in the 78th minute, Becker had to leave the game with an apparent concussion, requiring the defender to be carried off.
Vinicius capitalized on the extended stoppage time caused by the Alisson injury when his hard-hitting effort flew in after deflecting slightly off a defender’s head, reports france 24.
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