The Olympic football final ended with the second consecutive triumph of the Brazilian team.

Golden Malcolm! Zenit forward's goal brought Brazil Olympic title, and Dani Alves became even greater

Olympics 2020. Football. Men
The final
Brazil – Spain – 2:1 (1:0)
Goals: Kunya, 45 (1:0). Oyarzabal, 61 (1:1). Malcom, 108 (2:1).
Missed penalty: Richarlison, 38 (past)
Brazil: Santos, Dani Alves, Arana, Diego Carlos, Nina, Douglas Luis, Guimarães, Claudinho (Reinier 106), Richarlison (Paulinho 114), Cunha (Malcolm 91), Anthony (Meninu 112).
Spain: Simon, Pau Torres, Cucurella (Vallejo, 91), Garcia, O. Gil (Miranda, 91), Merino (Soler, 46), Subimendi (Moncaiola, 112), Pedri, Asensio (B. Gil, 46), Oyarzabal ( Mir, 104), Olmo.
Warnings: Arana, 20. Garcia, 26. Richarlison, 31. Cunha, 65. Douglas Louis, 89. B. Gil, 105+1.
Judge: Bit (Australia).
August 7. Yokohama. International Stadium Yokohama.

Football at the Olympics starts before the opening ceremony of the Games, and then fades into the shadows. At least until the start of the playoffs or until the final match. This time he had a luxurious sign. On the one hand, Spain, the last European team to win Olympic gold at home in 1992. On the other hand, Brazil, which reached the final at the third Games in a row, guaranteed itself a record – the seventh set of medals.

After semi-finals that were periodically sleepy, where responsibility for the result almost killed the spectacle, on Saturday we wanted to see football corresponding to the level of performers. Moreover, unique players of their kind entered the field. Brazil has its 38-year-old captain and 42 title holder Dani Alves. Spain has 18-year-old child prodigy Pedri. The main hope of Barcelona and the heir to the great Xavi and Iniesta.

For the young man, who, like five other Red Fury players, played at Euro 2020, the meeting in Yokohama was the 73rd since the start of the season! No one in the Old World played so much, and Barca, of course, was against the merciless exploitation of Pedri. Only Spain is unique in that clubs do not have the right to veto the call of players to the Olympic team. This is definitely not Brazil, where Flamengo defended their striker Pedro through the courts, while the Catalans' appeal was rejected.

As for the final that didn't disappoint, he needed an episode that would open up the game, and this happened when Diego Carlos tried to keep Dani Olmo from scoring after Oyarzabal's rebate. The Brazilian loves to hit his own goal, but this time, after his own cut, he performed an acrobatic number, knocking the ball off the goal line. And after that, Brazil woke up, turned on at full power.

Desires same have all was through the brink, but and here not found equal Dani Alves.Nine out of ten people, probably, simply would not have had time to serve the potential Zenit player Claudinho, but the veteran worked the moment by 150 percent and, in the fight against Cucurella, managed to return the ball from the field line to the center of the penalty area. The Spaniards did not seem to expect this, while Matheus Cunha, who was surrounded by three opponents, who was also matched to St. Petersburg, dealt with Pau Torres and drove the ball into a corner.