Brazil player ratings vs Brazil: Where have the goals gone?! Selecao turn in toothless showing without Neymar in Colombia loss after Vinicius Jr injury
Fernando Diniz's side couldn't generate any attacking momentum as a Luis Diaz double saw them drop points yet again.
Brazil struggled without the creativity of Neymar, and were lost when Vinicius Jr went off injured, as they let a 1-0 lead slip against Colombia. Gabriel Martinelli's early goal was the Selecao's only real chance of the night, with Luis Diaz bagging twice in four minutes late to give his side a 2-1 win.
The Arsenal winger opened the scoring inside five minutes, poking an effort into the far corner after a fine piece of interplay with Vinicius. The Selecao's momentum was slowed, though, by Vinicius' exit, after the winger appeared to pick up a thigh issue that forced him off after 26 minutes.
The home side eventually turned things around. Diaz was at the center of it all, nodding home two headers in a four-minute stretch to put his side up 2-1. The Selecao, for their part, never carved out a clear chance. Raphinha and Rodrygo put shots narrowly wide, but Fernando Diniz's men struggled to create and they were made to pay, dropping points in Conmebol qualifying for the third-straight contest.
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