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Willian nets as Brazil go top
- Updated: October 12, 2016
Brazil moved to the top of the pile in the 2018 World Cup South American qualifying group with a 2-0 win over Venezuela.
The Samba Boys made it four wins on the bounce thanks to a goal in either half from Gabriel Jesus and Willian which sees them leapfrog Uruguay at the summit.
Tite’s men even survived a blackout as the game was suspended for 20 minutes in the second half following floodlight failure at the Estadio Metropolitano de Merida.
Coming into the game on the back of a 5-0 win over Bolivia, Brazil could not have wished for a better start as they were gifted an eighth-minute lead.
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