Neymar saves Brazil, Colombia upset
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Neymar headed in a 5th-minute equalizer before creating a goal for Douglas Costa deep into stoppage time to seal Brazil’s 11th consecutive victory since last year’s World Cup.
“This is a very tough competition,” Neymar said afterwards as he collected a man-of-the-match award. “We got the win and that’s important.”
Neymar has now reached 44 international goals at the age of 23, a year earlier than Brazilian legend Pele.
“I want to keep on reaching records, with goals, assists and everything that can help the team to win,” Neymar said.
The Brazilian star was at the center of the action throughout the game, even getting a bizarre yellow card for pushing aside the foam the referee had sprayed on the pitch to show where a free kick should be taken.
Peru, which took the lead after only three minutes when Christian Cueva punished a defensive blunder by David Luiz, looked to have done enough to secure a share of the Group C points. But with the final whistle looming, Neymar advanced menacingly down the left flank and threaded a pass through a forest of bodies for unmarked Shakhtar Donetsk striker Douglas Costa.
Douglas, who had earlier squandered a golden chance created by Neymar, made no mistake with his second opportunity, calmly placing his shot beyond the despairing dive of Pedro Gallese.
While Brazil can now start planning for the knockout rounds, Group C rival Colombia must regroup after its upset defeat to Venezuela.
A second-half goal from Russia-based striker Salomon Rondon settled a hard-fought clash in Rancagua as the highly-rated Colombians struggled to break down the Venezuelans.
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