Richarlison lights up Brazil win

Washington, Sept. 12: Richarlison capped his first full start for Brazil by scoring twice as the South American giants thrashed El Salvador 5- 0 at FedEx Field here on Tuesday.

The 21- year- old , who was signed by Premier League side Everton from Watford earlier this year for $ 52 million, produced two excellent strikes on 16 and 50 minutes to reward the faith shown in him by manager Tite.

El Salvador barely mustered a chance as Brazil, led by Paris Saint- Germain star Neymar who played the entire 90 minutes, put on an excellent performance in front of their adoring American based fans in the US capital. Brazil coach Tite named a strong side for the second match of their mini two- match tour with the likes of Neymar, Douglas Costa, Philippe Coutinho all starting. Richarlison, who made his debut as a substitute in the first match, started for the first time as was Barcelona midfielder Arthur. And after just two minutes, the five time world champions were ahead. It was a questionable decision by the referee — defender R o b e r t o Dominguez was adjudged to have brought down Richarlison in the area allowing Neymar to score

59th goal for the On 15 minutes, Tite’s side doubled their lead thanks to a fantastic strike from Richarlison.

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