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Brazilian national team defender Marquinhos revealed the key to his team’s 1-0 victory over Peru in the CONMEBOL Zone 2026 World Cup qualifiers. / Photo: Instagram @marquinhosm5
LIMA – Brazilian national team defender, Marquinhos, revealed the key to his team’s victory over Peru 1-0. According to him, Brazil played aggressively and tried to take advantage of every opportunity.
The Brazilian national team beat Peru in the CONMEBOL Zone 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The match took place at the Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima, Peru, Wednesday (13/9/2023) morning WIB.
The only goal in the duel came from Marquinhos’ powerful header (90′). This victory made the team nicknamed Selecao top the 2026 World Cup qualifying standings in the CONMEBOL Zone with 6 points from 2 matches.
After the match, Marquinhos was happy to see the team’s playing style changing under Fernando Diniz. The Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defender said that the Brazilian national team played very aggressively and succeeded in putting pressure on their opponents.
“I think this will be the Selecao’s playing style. We played very aggressively, the coach really emphasized that. At the same time, it was very good that we didn’t concede in that match,” said Marquinhos as quoted by the official website of the Brazilian National Team, Wednesday (13/ 9/2023).
Furthermore, he stated that the key to victory was that the Brazilian National Team tried to take advantage of every available opportunity. Finally, a goal was scored by Marquinhos who took advantage of a sweet pass from Neymar Jr.’s corner kick.
“We have a way to win, whatever way the opponent plays. Today through set pieces, no one imagined, but that’s where the game is decided too,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Brazilian national team will next face Venezuela. The match will take place at the Pantanal Arena, Cuiaba, Brazil, on October 13 2023.
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