BRASIL vs. ECUADOR [1-0] | RESUMEN | ELIMINATORIAS SUDAMERICANAS | FECHA 7
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00:00A deflected first-half strike from Rodrigo handed Brazil a crucial 1-0 victory over Ecuador
00:05as they halted a three-match losing run in 2026 World Cup qualifying.
00:10Dorival Junior's team approached Friday's game off the pace in the CONMEBOL qualification
00:14group, sitting sixth after defeats to Uruguay, Colombia and Argentina in late 2023.
00:20They produced another disjointed performance in Coritiba and were indebted to Real Madrid
00:24forward Rodrigo, who struck the winner on the half-hour mark.
00:29Seeing Lucas Piqueta's pass on the turn 25 yards from goal, Rodrigo cut onto his right
00:33foot before seeing his effort strike William Pacho and Nestle in the bottom-left corner.
00:39Rodrigo went close to a second six minutes later but it was far from smooth sailing for
00:43the hosts, who needed a huge save from Alisson to preserve their lead on the stroke of half-time.
00:48The Liverpool goalkeeper made himself big to deny Moises Caicedo a 1-on-1 in what proved
00:52to be Ecuador's best chance, as Brazil leapfrogged their opponents to go fourth in the table
00:57with 10 points from seven matches.
01:00Data debrief, Seel Chow still missing their spark.
01:04Brazil were flat and unimpressive at the Copa America, and there were few signs of the Seel
01:08Chow rediscovering their attacking spark here.
01:11They enjoyed 57.4% of the possession in Friday's game but could only convert that into 10 shots
01:16tallying 0.46 expected goals, xG, to Ecuador's 0.85 xG from nine attempts.
01:23Rodrigo and Alisson stepped up in the moments that mattered for Brazil, but performances
01:27like these will ensure even reaching the 2026 World Cup is a slog for the five-time winners.