BRAZIL thrashed Peru at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro thanks to another masterclass by Tite’s men.
The Selecao opened the scoring with Alex Sandro in the opening minutes and pretty much sealed the victory with Neymar in the second half, after the Paris Saint-Germain superstar had a penalty denied by VAR.
Everton Ribeiro made it three in the closing stages of the match before Richarlison capped off another big win for Brazil.
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When is Brazil vs Peru?
- This Copa America group stage clash will be held on Friday, June 18.
- Kick-off is at 1am BST.
Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?
You can catch all of this game live on the BBC Red Button.
Every match of the tournament is being shown on free-to-air TV in the UK.
Viewers can also stream by heading to the BBC iPlayer.
THAT’S ALL FROM RIO
Brazil picked up a dominant 4-0 win over Peru at the Olympic Stadium and made a strong case for the Copa America quarter-finals.
Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar put together another masterclass as he was involved in all of the Selecao’s goals against Ricardo Gareca’s side.
The Selecao took the lead after only 12 minutes as the star forward delivered a cross from the left flank that was headed out by the visitors’ defence.
But Manchester City ace Gabriel Jesus got the ball on the right flank and passed it back to the penalty area where Alex Sandro was forgotten and fired it to the back of the net.
The Copa America hosts thought they would double their lead from the penalty spot on 61 minutes but the referee checked with VAR and ruled that Neymar fell on his own while under pressure by Renato Tapia.
But that didn’t matter as the 29-year-old got his goal anyway in the 68th minute with a stunning long-range shot after a pass by Fred caught Peru’s backline off guard.
Tite’s men made it three just a minute before full-time when Neymar passed to Richarlison on his left and the Everton ace delivered a through ball to the penalty area where Everton Ribeiro stood and finished off with a beautiful shot.
And Richarlison sealed another major win in the third minute of stoppage time when Neymar produced an incredible through ball to Roberto Firmino but the Liverpool star was denied by Pedro Gallese.
Richarlison then fired a shot of his own that was blocked by a defender but the Toffees star tried again and this time he hit the net.
Peru spent most of the match trying to control Brazil’s tempo by holding on to the ball, which is why they dominated possession at half-time.
But Gareca’s men couldn’t provide much threat as the Selecao’s centre-back duo of Chelsea star Thiago Silva and Real Madrid ace Eder Militao did a great job keeping striker Gianluca Lapadula quiet.
The closest Peru came to scoring took place on 78 minutes when Alex Valera found himself in front of Ederson after a set-piece but sent the ball over the crossbar.
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Brazil are still top of Group A with two points ahead of second-placed Colombia.
The Selecao seem to be on their way to the quarter-finals as they have won both of their opening matches and have scored a whopping seven goals.
Both Liverpool star Alisson and Manchester City’s Ederson have also kept a clean sheet.
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STATS
Brazil dominated 55 per cent of possession after a much more convincing display in the second half.
The Selecao registered a total of 17 shots, nine of which were on target.
Peru, on the other hand, only produced seven shots, with a mere two of them being on target.
Brazil were absolutely clinical thanks to a passing accuracy of 89 per cent
FT: BRAZIL 4-0 PERU
Brazil picked up another dominant win in the Copa America against Peru at the Olympic Stadium.
The Selecao took the lead after only 12 minutes as Neymar delivered a cross from the left flank that was headed out by Ricardo Gareca’s defence.
But Gabriel Jesus got the ball on the right flank and passed it back to the penalty area where Alex Sandro was forgotten and fired it to the back of the net.
Brazil thought they would double their lead from the penalty spot on 61 minutes but the referee checked with VAR and ruled that Neymar fell on his own while under pressure by Renato Tapia.
But that didn’t matter as the Paris Saint-Germain superstar got his goal anyway in the 68th minute with a stunning long-range shot.
Tite’s men made it three just a minute before full-time when Neymar passed to Richarlison on his left and the Everton star delivered a through ball to the penalty area where Everton Ribeiro stood and finished off with a beautiful shot!
And Richarlison sealed another big win in the third minute of stoppage time when Neymar produced another incredible through ball to Roberto Firmino but the Liverpool star was denied by Pedro Gallese.
Richarlison then fired a shot of his own but it was blocked by a defender, however the Everton ace tried again and this time he hit the net
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AND THAT’S FULL-TIME IN RIO!!!!!!
BRAZIL 4-0 PERU
90+6 CHANCE
Neymar fires another free-kick but it goes over the bar!
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90+3 Brazil are not done yet!
Neymar delivers an incredible through ball to Firmino inside the box but the Liverpool star is denied by Gallesse.
Richarlison fires a shot of his own but it’s blocked by a defender, however the Everton ace tries again and this time he hits the net!
GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!
BRAZIL MAKE IT FOUR WITH RICHARLISON!!!!!!!
BRAZIL 3-0 PERU
90 What an incredible, and Brazilian goal, that was!
Neymar passes to Richarlison on his left and the Everton star delivers a through ball to the penalty are where Ribeiro stands and finishes off with a beautiful shot!
Six more minutes of stoppage time to go
GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL!
BRAZIL SCORE A THIRD WITH RIBEIRO!!!!!!!
BRAZIL 2-0 PERU
87 WHAT A CHANCE!
Richarlison drives the ball down the attacking third, passes to Neymar on his left and the Brazil star delivers a through ball to Firmino who fires a shot that Gallese saves with a brilliant reaction
BRAZIL 2-0 PERU
84 SUBSTITUTION
Another switch by Brazil manager Tite as Emerson replaces Danilo for the last few minutes of second half
BRAZIL 2-0 PERU
84 CHANCE!
Better from Neymar, who fires another free-kick that just misses Gallese’s bottom left corner
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82 YELLOW CARD
Peru ace Tavara gets booked for a rough foul on Neymar, who’s been very impressive tonight
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81 CHANCE
Neymar fires a free-kick but the ball goes straight to Gallese’s hands
BRAZIL 2-0 PERU
80 Very hard to imagine Peru getting a better chance than this!
If Valera had scored this then this game would have caught on fire!
BRAZIL 2-0 PERU
78 WHAT A CHANCE!
How did Peru not score that?
Valera gets the ball right from a set-piece down the right flank right in front of Ederson and sent the ball over the cross bar!
BRAZIL 2-0 PERU
77 SUBSTITUTION
Brazil manager Tite makes another change as Lodi replaces Sandro
BRAZIL 2-0 PERU
77 Neymar thought he would score from the penalty spot but VAR rightfully overruled the initial decision.
However, that didn’t stop the Brazil star from still scoring with a stunning shot that he later celebrated with Tite
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75 CHANCE!
Neymar, just like the rest of Brazil, have a newfound confidence thanks to their two-goal lead.
The PSG star fires a long-range effort that just misses Gallese’s bottom left corner
BRAZIL 2-0 PERU
74 SUBSTITUTION
Peru manager Gareca makes another double change hoping to get something in the last few minutes.
Tavara replaces Cueva and Arias takes Yotun’s place
BRAZIL 2-0 PERU
73 CHANCE!
Neymar drives the ball down the attacking third and passes to Richarlison on his left who tries a curling shot but Gallese lunges to his bottom left corner and makes a big save!
BRAZIL 2-0 PERU
72 SUBSTITUTION
Brazil manager Tite is starting to rest some players as Jesus makes way for Firmino
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70 So what if he didn’t get his penalty?
Neymar still got his goal, and if Peru don’t show something quickly then that could have been the shot that sealed the game!
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68 Brazil catch Peru’s defence off guard with a quick play as Fred passes to Neymar on the ege of the box.
Ramos marks the Paris Saint-Germain star poorly and so he fires a brilliant shot down Gallese’s bottom right corner!
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
