Brazil mentor Fernando Diniz has condemned the “disrespectful” incident through which Neymar was once collision at the head by means of a bag of popcorn thrown from the stands then his team’s 1-1 home draw with Venezuela.
The popcorn was thrown simply earlier than Neymar walked i’m sick the tunnel of the Area Pantanal stadium on the finish of Thursday’s 2026 Global Cup qualifier.
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Neymar, who had performed all the sport, had to be restrained by Diniz as he pointed and shouted at enthusiasts within the stands that had been situated the place the item were thrown.
“I completely disapprove,” Diniz stated of the incident in his postmatch interview. “Cursing and booing is fine. Throwing a bag of popcorn doesn’t do anything for anyone.
“It’s disrespectful in opposition to those that got here to play games and attempted to do the most productive they might.”
Diniz was also frustrated that Brazil had not won the game as the result saw Argentina overtake them in the standings.
Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 Thursday to remain perfect in qualifying and go two points clear of Brazil after three games.
“We can have had a 2d [goal], a 3rd, a fourth,” Diniz said. “We completed the performs poorly. We additionally shouldn’t have conceded Venezuela’s objective.
“We should have adjusted our marking and not given the opponent the chance to finish. But the team didn’t play a bad game. The players feel the heat and the difficulty of the pitch.”
Brazil go back to motion after they face Uruguay in any other qualifying accident in Montevideo on Tuesday.
