Without Neymar (suspended), Brazil achieved their ninth victory in nine games, beating Venezuela 3-1 on the eleventh day of South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.
The Psg striker's number 10 was worn by Lucas Paqueta .
Another notable absentee, Casemiro, who remained in Spain with a wisdom tooth problem, was replaced by Fabinho, deployed in the center alongside Gerson.
Selecao immediately tried to take the game in hand, but was surprised in the 11th minute by Eric Ramirez with a header.
What looked like the equalizer (a header by Thiago Silva in the 56th minute) vanished for an offside.
Marquinhos (71 ') thought about putting the game back into play.
His team increased the pressure until they earned a penalty kick scored by Flamengo striker Gabriel Barbosa (85 ').
In added time, Antony secured the result with Brazil's third goal.
The selecao travels with full points in the group with 27 points, preceding Argentina (19).
