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

#5 Tite almost pulled of the Midas touch yet again

Tite made his best efforts to change the outcome of the game

Tite earned the plaudits for his decision to introduce Everton Soares from the bench during the win over Bolivia and almost pulled off something even more incredible against Venezuela in Salvador.

The Brazilian tactician conjured his best efforts to turn the game on its head by ringing in a change as early as the half time interval. Gabriel Jesus replaced Richarlison and was involved in the thick of the drama that unraveled during the second half of the game.

Jesus started off by curling a shot wide and eventually scored what looked like the opening goal of the game when he latched on to a pass from Roberto Firmino, who was later flagged offside by the referee after consulting VAR.

Although the introduction of Fernandinho in place of Casemiro irked the fans, who made their voices heard by booing the decision from Tite, the Manchester City midfielder also came close to scoring with a header in the dying embers of the game.

However, the change that arguably stood out was yet again Everton, who produced a brilliant individual display to set up the second goal that was disallowed on the night, courtesy of VAR.

The Gremio attacker showed his burst of pace down the left flank and provided the assist for Philippe Coutinho, who scored but to no avail after Firmino was yet again, albeit controversially, ruled offside.

Despite his substitutions not changing the outcome of the game, Tite almost pulled it off yet again and he will continue to bank on his strength from the bench throughout this tournament.