Colombia Brazil summary: score, goals, highlights, CONMEBOL ...

Full time: Colombia 2-1 Brazil

What a story. Just a matter of days after Luis Díaz’s father, Luis Manuel Díaz, was released after being held hostage for 13 days by the ELN guerrilla, the Liverpool forward scores both goals as his country seal a famous win over Brazil. The kind of script you just can’t write.  An emotional night for Díaz, for the Colombian team and indeed everyone in the ground and watching at home.

After the visitors had made a rapid start, taking the lead through Gabriel Martinelli’s excellent second-minute goal, the hosts began to take control of the game and Díaz was at the heart of their good play, a constant menace to the Brazilian defence.

It looked, however, as if it wasn’t going to be his night, especially after some wasted opportunities in the second period. His persistence and determination paid off, though, with two headed goals coming within in four minutes of one another.

Just reward for a Colombian performance full of intensity and energy, which Brazil just couldn’t handle. Another bad night for Fernando Diniz and his team, who lost Real Madrid to injury before the half-hour mark.