Brazil 2-0 Argentina: Neymar outshined Messi in the “SuperClásico”

Full-time: Brazil 2-0 Argentina
Goals: Diego Tardelli (28′, 64′)
Match date: October 11, 2014
Stadium: National Stadium of Beijing
Competition: Friendly International
Brazil line-up: Jefferson, Danilo, Miranda, David Luiz, Filipe Luis, Elias, Luiz Gustavo, Willian, Oscar, Neymar, Diego Tardelli.

There’s no bigger rivalry in South America than the one we have on a Brazil vs Argentina “Super Clásico“. The two nations met each other in a friendly held in Beijing, China, and even though we had a Neymar vs Messi duel on the pitch, the hero of the game ended up being Diego Tardelli, who got to score a double in Brazil’s 2-0 win over Argentina.

The Atletico Mineiro forward seems to have earned Dunga‘s trust right after the debacle in the World Cup while still under Scolari‘s management, and he’s already paying it with goals. This was his 8 appearance for the Brazilian National Team, but the first time he actually scored for his nation.

Brazil broke the deadlock still inside the first half of an hour, when a cross from Chelsea‘s midfielder Oscar ended up being poorly cleared away by an Argentinian defender and going straight to Diego Tardelli‘s direction, right on the far post of the box. The 29-year old striker didn’t hesitate for a single moment and immediately struck it with precision, beating Romero for the first time in the game.

Argentina would get a golden opportunity to equalize the game before the break, as Danilo brought down Angel Di María inside Brazil‘s box, which led the Chinese referee to point to the penalty spot. Lionel Messi stepped up to take it, but saw Jefferson denying him the goal with a good stop.

The “Escrete” reached their second goal later in the second half, capitalizing on another display of poor defending from the Argentinians. Just like in the first goal, it would be Oscar crossing the ball into the box, but this time it suffered a slight but important deflection on David Luiz head, before falling to Diego Tardelli on the far post. The Atletico Mineiro striker only had to tap-it in into an empty net and so he did in order to secure the 2-0 win and complete his double.

Sources: theguardian.com

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