Substitute Telasco Segovia delivered the pivotal purpose that noticed 10-man Venezuela maintain Brazil to a 1-1 attract CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying.
The shock consequence leaves Brazil in third place, trailing second-placed Colombia by two factors and much wanting Argentina in first.
Brazil opened the scoring simply earlier than half-time as Raphinha curled a pleasant free-kick over the Venezuela wall from 20 yards out to interrupt the impasse.
On the opposite aspect of the break, nonetheless, half-time substitute Segovia equalised simply 41 seconds after the restart, putting from outdoors the field, having run onto Jefferson Savarino’s quick lay-off.
The guests have been supplied with a major alternative to revive their lead when Rafael Romo fouled Vinicius Junior within the field. However the Actual Madrid ahead was unable to capitalise on the ensuing penalty, seeing his preliminary effort saved earlier than firing the rebound large.
As tensions rose, the sport delivered additional drama as Alexander Gonzalez acquired his marching orders within the 89th minute for lashing out at Vinicius after fouling Gabriel Martinelli.
In a farcical ending to the vigorous affair, sprinklers popped up within the pitch in added time to delay proceedings, however neither aspect may discover a manner by way of.
¡Empate entre @SeleVinotinto y @CBF_Futebol, en Maturín!
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— CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) November 14, 2024
Knowledge Debrief: On the spot influence for tremendous sub Segovia
Segovia’s purpose, 41 seconds after approaching, is the quickest for a participant coming off the bench within the final three editions of the South American World Cup Qualifiers.
Venezuela have now scored two objectives within the first quarter-hour of the second half, solely Brazil (4) and Colombia (4) have scored extra within the 2026 CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers.