Emirates Stadium, London – Na wah, Brazil don finally find their groove! Dem cash Senegal for the friendly match wey happen dis past Saturday with sweet 2-0 win. Goals from Chelsea’s young chap, Estevao Willian, and Manchester United‘s Casemiro gree dem shine for the pitch after sharp loss to Japan earlier.
First half na different ball game. Senegal try show say dem no be small fries, open chances wey dem fit take but dem still dey struggle against Brazil wey dey fire for attack. Brazil self dey look for opportunity to redeem their loss from Japan wey dem take 3-2 last month. Na so dem lock Senegal down like wetin dem do to South Korea and others.
Young Estevao dey enter limelight as he define the goals, sammy the ball for near the box after Rodrygo and Matheus Cunha try their luck earlier. By 28 minutes, Estevao don score and Kasemiro follow follow for 36 minutes with his own goal from a set-piece. Di crowd dey enjoy show!
But make we no forget Senegal, dem dey try hold ground as dem makaway changes to bring fresh legs. Mane and others get proper chance to shine but plenty errors dey scatter their plans. Di Everton boy, Iliman Ndiaye, come almost shock everybody as e hit naija-style post. No be joke, wetin we dey see?
Even as dem try fix things with tempo, Brazil dey hustle for more goals like say dem wan blowout di scoreline. But VAR still ack for second goal for Casemiro – no offside, gree gree for di Brazilian midfield, na smooth move wey take dem second win.
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti fit chop better jollof for this match. Dem don improve since he take over, balancing defence well while still allowing di attackers to flex dem muscles. Na small small chance dem dey miss, but all eyes dey on dem for di upcoming World Cup.
Meanwhile, Senegal don enter di match again after two years of undefeated run; dis loss go remind dem say dem still need to tighten dem strategy before di Africa Cup of Nations. Pape Thiaw don carry dem enter good form, so we go see wetin dem fit do when di real battle start.
As Brazil dey prepare for another friendly against Tunisia, we fit hear say dem go still carry di momentum, while Senegal go shape up for di Africa Cup wey dey come next month. Di two teams fit meet again in World Cup, make e no surprise anybody!
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