Brazil has stumbled again. Seleção drew 1-1 after falling behind against Uruguay at their home ground, Fonte Nova Arena.
With this, Brazil shared points in two consecutive matches. Dorival Jr's side drew 1-1 at home against Venezuela last week. This time he survived the loss.
Fede Valverde put Uruguay ahead with Maximiliano Arau's goal in the 55th minute. However, it did not take long for Brazil to return to parity. Flamengo midfielder Gerson redeemed the goal in 62 minutes. In the end, none of the two teams could see the net.
The Seleção also suffered a drop in the World Cup qualifying points table after going down to a draw after a comeback win. Down to five. Brazil's points are 18 in 12 matches. Uruguay came second with 20 points in the equal match.
In another qualifying match, Colombia lost 1-0 in their own field to Ecuador, who were a team of 10 in the first half. Ener Valencia silenced the home fans in the 7th minute. After seeing the red card in the 32nd minute, Piero left the field but Ecuador collected three points. In this victory, they have risen to third place with 19 points. Even though they have equal points, Colombia is down to four as they are behind on goal difference.
