Brazil was held to a 0-0 draw by Costa Rica on Monday night, in their Group D Copa America opener.<\/p>\n
Although Brazil dominated play and outshot Costa Rica 18-2, the Sele\u00e7\u00e3o was held scoreless by a defense led by goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira, who made three saves while recording the team\u2019s fourth consecutive clean sheet.
\nBrazil had a goal by Marquinhos disallowed in the first half after a lengthy VAR check, but the team known for decades of sublime offensive play never got closer to a score in front of a lively crowd of 67,158 dominated by their yellow-clad fans at SoFi Stadium.<\/p>\n
The result left Colombia on top of Group D after its 2-1 victory over Paraguay.
\nBrazil has won the Copa America nine times, but its current transitional squad led by Real Madrid stars Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior and Rodrygo got off to a discouraging start.<\/p>\n
Brazil coach Dorival J\u00fanior said the result wasn\u2019t bad noting his team\u2019s wide advantages in possession and chances.
\n\u201cI believe that in context, it was a well-played game,\u201d Dorival said \u201cWe passed the ball well and we created good opportunities. We weren\u2019t happy with the finishes, I agree.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut in general, I think we presented very positive things. Nowadays it will be like this. We have to find ways and solutions to score. We\u2019re always working on it, every moment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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