Copa America 2019, Brazil 0-0 Venezuela: 5 Talking Points

#3 David Neres fails to redeem himself and justify his selection

Neres struggled to make an impact yet again

David Neres was named in the Brazil squad for the Copa America ahead of the likes of Lucas Moura and Vinicius Junior, owing to his sparkling form with Ajax during the recently concluded season.

However, the 22-year-old has yet to justify his inclusion in the playing eleven by putting in an impressive shift for Brazil during their first two games against Bolivia and Venezuela respectively.

The winger conjured a lacklustre display during the opening game in his hometown last week and was eventually replaced by Everton Soares, who hogged the limelight by scoring a spectacular goal after coming on for the last 10 minutes against Bolivia.

Despite his poor display, Tite opted to hand Neres another opportunity against Venezuela and he flattered to deceive with his performance, yet again.

Neres even opted to shift flanks with Richarlison during the first half and still failed to make a decisive impact for Brazil, who eventually replaced him with Everton in the second half.

And following his introduction, Everton provided a glimmer of hope and was the orchestrator-in-chief behind the hosts' second goal that was controversially disallowed by VAR.

It remains unlikely that Tite would overlook Everton for the final group game against Peru on Saturday, especially considering Neres has yet to live up to the hype, although it is still early days for him with the national team.