'Dangerous' - What Brazil media said about Bruno Guimaraes as Newcastle United 'target' £55m team-mate
Bruno Guimaraes was shown a yellow card as Brazil drew 1-1 with Colombia to secure progress to the quarter-final of the Copa America.
The Newcastle midfielder started the match as Raphinha gave Brazil the lead only for Colombia’s Daniel Munoz to equalise in first-half stoppage time. Guimaraes had two shots on goal and was booked during the match for a foul on James Rodriguez.
The result means Brazil finished second in the group with Colombia progressing as winners. It also sets up a quarter-final clash with Uruguay on Saturday.
It’s been a frustrating period for Brazillian football, the Guimaraes and his team-mates often held to very high standards. The five-time world champions have won just one major trophy in the last 18 years and head into the quarter-finals having won just one of their last seven competitive matches.
Frustrations continued despite Brazil’s progress as finishing second in the group handed them a difficult tie against Uruguay opposed to rank outsiders Panama.
And Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte were critical of the performance against Colombia with only goalscorer Raphinha earning a rating higher than 6. The Barcelona winger earned a 7.5/10 score while Guimaraes earned a 5.5 rating.
On Guimaraes, Globo wrote: “He made a dangerous shot from outside the area in the ninth minute of the first half. He distributed good passes (he made 44 of 49) and ran a lot to close spaces.
“In the final stage he made a lot of fouls and received a yellow card for stepping on James Rodríguez.”
The public ratings were not quite as forgiving as Guimaraes was given a score of 2.6/10 by voters. Again, the highest public rating was Raphinha with a score of 5.2.
“Back in the starting line-up, he opened the scoring with a beautiful free kick into the top corner,” Globo wrote to describe Raphinha’s performance. “In the second half, he was once again a threat with a shot from a similar position. He lobbed the ball, tried to connect counterattacks and also helped with the defensive recovery.”
Reports in Spain have claimed Newcastle remain interested in signing Raphinha, having previously been linked with the winger in the last two summer transfer windows. The 27-year-old joined Barcelona from Leed United back in 2022 for a reported fee of £55million.
The Magpies are in the market for a right-winger this summer with Miguel Almiron’s future at St James’ Park uncertain.