🇧🇷 miss chances, falter in first half against Ecuador | OneFootball

The Brazilian team did not have a great performance in the first 46 minutes under the command of Carlo Ancelotti.

They had opportunities, but made mistakes. And they went into the interval tied 0-0 with Ecuador at the Estádio Monumental Banco Pichincha, in Guayaquil.

How was the 1st half?

Ecuador tried to score from the beginning. But they found a well-positioned Brazil in their field when they didn't have the ball.

They put pressure on Brazil's ball exit - causing difficulties - and bet on investments on the wings.

But the first real scoring chance was for Brazil. A stolen ball with Estêvão and Vini Jr. being blocked - Gerson preferred to pass instead of finishing.

The Brazilian team even struggled with some pressure from Beccacece's team - with Casemiro and Alisson not understanding each other in the air.

But they returned to having more volume of play.

And, again, without the necessary decision-making power after Vanderson failed to shoot inside the area.

The final minutes of the first half were with Alex Sandro having more success in marking. And Vanderson suffering more on his side.

What was missing, for example, was more approximation of the midfielders with Brazil's attacking trio.

Current situation 📊

The partial result takes the Brazilian team to 22 points.

Paraguay - Brazil's next rival - is beating Uruguay.

The complete and updated classification can be checked here.

Comment on who Ancelotti could use already on the return of the interval!

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This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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