Brazil snatched a draw (3-3) Tuesday against Spain at the end of added time on a penalty from Paqueta, in a friendly meeting to fight against racism where FC Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal eclipsed the Real star Vinicius Junior.
The West Ham attacking midfielder equalized in the 96th minute on a penalty stupidly conceded by Dani Carvajal, while La Roja thought they would win in this gala match organized in response to the racist insults suffered by Real Madrid’s Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior since his arrival in Spain in 2018.
Central character of this part, the 23-year-old striker, who burst into tears on Monday at a press conference while talking about his fight against racial discrimination, was not having a great evening and was often extinguished by Carvajal, his teammate in a club, or by the Franco-Spanish rock Robin Le Normand.
And it was finally the young Lamine Yamal, 16 years old, who played the chief pyrotechnician, martyring the Seleção defense.
Elusive on his right wing, the Barcelona player first made poor Wendell dance in the area and obtained a penalty, converted into force by his captain Rodri (12th, 1-0) to open the scoring.
Well in place, La Roja completely stifled a Brazilian selection in full doubt but still full of talent, like the attacking trio Vinicius-Rodrygo-Raphinha, well contained by the Iberian defense.
Yamal vs Endrick, early duel
Until doubling the bet with a high-class sequence from Leipzig attacking midfielder Dani Olmo, well served by Yamal in the area and who caught Parisian Lucas Beraldo before finishing from the left (36th, 2-0).
With the match in hand, La Roja was surprised and its goalkeeper Unai Simon involuntarily revived the Brazilians by offering the ball for 2-1 to Rodrygo, who succeeded in his lob (40th) in his garden.
Carried by its new arrivals, Brazil entered the second act well and was rewarded in the 50th minute, the young nugget of Real Endrick, 17, scoring a first goal at the Bernabéu with a volley from the left from a corner (50, 2-2).
The second achievement in two matches for the Auriverde hopeful, who has not yet played a match in the Merengue jersey.
The Brazilian goalkeeper Bento then disgusted the Spanish attackers, notably diverting several attempts from Olmo, before losing a second time on penalty to Rodri a few minutes from time (87th, 3-2) following a new Yamal work on the right side.
Decisive on his team’s three goals, the Catalan wisp came out to an ovation from the enemy enclosure, which ended up being cooled by the former Lyonnais Paqueta at the end of added time (90th + 6, 3-3) , on the third penalty of the game.
A frustrating scenario but not likely to disorient La Roja, who delivered a convincing game despite individual errors which were costly, three months before Euro-2024 where they will appear as an outsider.