Friday, November 11, 2016

Coutinho secures supporting role as Brazil recovers in WCup (The Associated Press)

Brazil's Neymar, center, celebrates with teammates Philippe Coutinho, left, and Gabriel Jesus after scoring his side's second goal against Argentina during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Thursday Nov. 10, 2016.(AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho had become used to watching Brazil either on TV or from the bench. In the 3-0 victory over Argentina on Thursday, Coutinho had his best performance wearing yellow so far. Brazil's No. 11 opened scoring with a superb strike from the edge of the box, and then floated behind Argentina's defensive midfielders to create space for Barcelona star Neymar to score his 50th goal for the home team.


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