Jeison Murillo was the unlikely hero as Colombia recorded only the third victory in their history over Brazil to bring Dunga’s 11-match winning run to a shuddering halt.
And there was a further setback for the Seleção as captain and talisman Neymar received his second booking of the tournament, ruling him out of their Group C finale against Venezuela on Sunday.
In their 27 previous international meetings, los Cafeteros had only recorded two victories against Brazil, the last of those coming back in 1991, but they claimed a deserved success at Estadio Monumental in Santiago.The only goal of the game came in the 36th minute when Juan Cuadrado’s free-kick from out on the right caused chaos in the Brazil box with defender Murillo on hand to sweep a low shot beyond Jefferson’s despairing dive and into the bottom corner of the net for his first goal for his country.
Neymar was cautioned in the closing stages of the first half for deliberate handball after David Ospina saved his header from Dani Alves’ cross, and was perhaps fortunate to stay on the field after a clear display of dissent.
Cuadrado came close to making it 2-0 in the second period with a superb run and curling shot which flashed just wide, while Roberto Firmino produced one of the misses of the tournament as he inexplicably fired over the bar with the goal at his mercy following an error from Ospina.
Bron: ca2015.com
