In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Brazil booked their spot in the final of the 2021 Copa America with a 1-0 win over Peru in their semi-final, with Neymar once again heavily involved in the action.
Click through the gallery above to see some images from Brazil and Peru's clash this morning!
The Selecao became the first nation to cement their place in this coming weekend's Copa final after Lucas Paqueta's first-half strike proved to be the match-winner.
The former AC Milan playmaker found the back of the net in the 35th minute after a neat bit of play by Neymar, who turned away from two defenders before finding Paqueta, 23, in space.
After getting the ball under control, the Olympique Lyon attacking midfielder calmly struck the ball into the back of the net, scoring his second goal of the tournament – he was also the scorer when Brazil beat Chile 1-0 in the quarter-finals.
Tite's men have now done everything possible to give themselves a chance of retaining the Copa crown following their 2019 triumph. Neymar was forced to miss the competition two years ago through injury, but now looks set to challenge for his first major international trophy.
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Brazil will learn who their final opponents are in the early hours of Wednesday morning when Messi's Argentina take on Colombia in their semi-final encounter. Interestingly, it was the Selecao who knocked the Albiceleste out of the tournament in 2019, at the semi-final stage.
Messi scored yet another free-kick this past weekend at the Copa America. Here was how he celebrated:
