June 13, 2021 Brazil's Neymar celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERSBrazil opened the 2021 Copa America with a 3-0 win over a depleted Venezuela on Sunday, dominating their inexperienced opponents from start to finish in a one-sided match. Neymar netted his 67th international goal from the penalty spot 19 minutes into the second half after Danilo was felled in the box. "We knew we were going to come across a Venezuela that shut up shop and make it difficult for us to play," Marquinhos said. Here the first goal is so important to open the game up and force your opponent to play a bit more." Brazil’s next game is against Peru on June 17, while Venezuela take on Colombia the same day.

Source: Standard Digital June 14, 2021 06:56 UTC