Overview
- The 18-year-old Chelsea winger opened the scoring with a first-time finish, taking his Brazil senior tally to four goals.
- Casemiro added the second from a Rodrygo set-piece delivery, with the goal upheld after a VAR offside check.
- A brief on-field flare-up followed the second goal involving Kalidou Koulibaly and Vinícius Júnior, but it quickly settled.
- Ancelotti’s lineup featured a bold 4-2-4 with Vinícius, Rodrygo, Estevao and Matheus Cunha, as the coach evaluated attacking combinations.
- Matheus Cunha struck the woodwork twice and Senegal failed to capitalize on an Ederson error that left Ilman Ndiaye with an open net.