World Cup qualifiers - Enzo scored as Argentina beat Brazil 4-1
2025-03-26 11:06
The South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup ushered in the 14th round of competition. The "Pampas Eagles" Argentina, playing at home, relied on goals from Alvarez, Enzo, McAllister and Giuliano Simeone to finally defeat the "Samba Army" Brazil 4-1.
Four minutes into the game, Argentina started passing the ball. Tagliafico took over De Paul's pass and passed it to the penalty area. Alvarez dealt with the defense to regain the ball and shot it into the goal, helping Argentina take the lead 1-0.
In the 12th minute, De Paul passed the ball to the right, Molina's pass was cleared by the opponent, Enzo got the ball and shot into the goal, helping Argentina continue to lead Brazil 2-0. In the 22nd minute, De Paul took a corner kick, but the ball was blocked directly by Brazilian goalkeeper Bento.
In the 26th minute, Romero made a mistake in passing the ball, and Cunha intercepted the ball and shot low to score, helping Brazil to tie the game 1-2. In the 28th minute, Enzo was knocked down by Brazilian defender Murillo when he was receiving a pass from his teammate, and the referee showed Murillo a yellow card warning.
In the 35th minute, Almada received a pass from his teammate near the top of the penalty area and took a few steps to shoot, but was blocked by Brazilian goalkeeper Bento. In the 37th minute, Enzo made a lob pass to the penalty area, and McAllister shot in the face of Brazilian goalkeeper Bento, helping Argentina expand its lead to 3-1.
In the 40th minute, Brazilian midfielder Rafinha was knocked down by Tagliafico while dribbling the ball, causing a conflict. The referee then showed yellow cards to Rafinha and Tagliafico.
In the 48th minute of the second half, Brazilian defender Ortiz made a mistake in clearing the ball. Alvarez got the ball and shot from the top of the penalty area, but the ball was blocked by Brazilian goalkeeper Bento. In the 59th minute, De Paul made a lob pass to the penalty area and Tagliafico headed the ball, but the ball went over the goal post.
In the 63rd minute, Brazil got a free kick opportunity. Rafinha chose to shoot directly, but it was saved by Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. In the 71st minute, Argentina attacked with a free kick. Tagliafico passed the ball to the front of the goal. Giuliano Simeone dealt with the defense and pushed the ball into the goal, helping Argentina further expand its lead to 4-1.
In the 77th minute, Brazil got another free kick opportunity. Rafinha shot directly, but the ball hit the post. In the 81st minute, Padres, who was near the top of the penalty area, received a pass from his teammate and shot from a distance. Brazilian goalkeeper Bento immediately flew to block the ball.
In the end, Argentina defeated Brazil 4-1 at home.