Igor Jesus celebrates goal on his debut for the Brazilian team

The attacker Igor Jesus He had a star and scored his first goal for the Brazilian team on his debut. The goal, still in the first half, helped Brazil beat Chile 2-1, this Thursday (10), in Santiago, in the Qualifiers.

A highlight of Botafogo after his arrival in the middle of the year, Igor Jesus is the offspring of Coritiba. In addition to the goal, in the 45th minute of the first half, the center forward played a consistent game, helped the attack by seeking the game and holding the opposing defenders.

“Very happy with the goal. Congratulations to the entire group who dedicated themselves from beginning to end. We had worked very well during the week. Happy for the victory. A moment of great happiness to be able to contribute on the field, scoring goals and fighting from start to finish. It’s about continuing to work, because we have an important game against Peru and we have to win too”, he told SporTV after the match.

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Coach Dorival Júnior, who surprised by choosing the 23-year-old, also commented on Igor Jesus’ role and performance in his debut.

“I think Igor filled in some of the man present in the area, who comes to be a pivot and who can, at the same time, look for the last line. We had that today, which we didn’t have in previous matches. We trained and managed to do it in the match”, he commented.

“A renewal is not simple. Today we only had four players who finished the last match of the World Cup. And this ends up making it difficult and that’s why fluctuations happen. We have to be patient”, he added.

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Full-back Abner makes a good start and stands out in attack

Another newcomer of the night was the left-back Abnerwhich passed through Athletico. The player took over the starting line-up in place of Guilherme Arana. In the first minute, Abner was unable to press the marker, and Chile ended up scoring the goal.

However, he improved during the match and, with triangulations, especially with Rodrygo, he made good attacks and found spaces in the Chilean defense on the left side. Afterwards, he left the field in the final stretch for Gabriel Martinell to enter, but the result was positive.

Defender Marquinhos commented on the personality of the two newcomers of the night. “Happy with players who arrive like that, with that personality. They arrive, in their first game as starters, they do well and score goals. We [veteranos] We will always be supporting you. We talk a lot to make them feel comfortable. Not only Igor, but Abner too. We want new players to be able to arrive and feel comfortable”, he declared.