ar a eu toutes les sorrows du monde pour se imposer à domicile face au Venezuela 1-0 vendredi, à Sao Paulo, grâce à un but de Roberto Firmino.
Against a tough team that had held it in check (0-0) in the group stage of the Copa América last year, the Seleçao lacked creativity without the star of Paris SG.
But Tite's men secured the essentials by securing their third win in three matches in the South American qualifiers for the World Cup-2022.
The Brazilian team was decimated, with no less than seven packages, including Neymar, but also other usual starters, such as Casemiro or Philippe Coutinho.
Tite had to line up an unprecedented attack, with Richarlison, Firmino and Gabriel Jesus, three trade forwards playing in England, who tended to step on their feet.
Firmino was playing more backwards, as he often does with Liverpool, and Jesus was struggling to find his place on the right side.
He was missing a player to make the difference on the wings, even though the side-back Lodi brought the danger several times down the left.
In an insipid first period of barren Brazilian dominance, only Everton Ribeiro, number 10 in place of Neymar, seemed comfortable in his role as a free electron.
With the spans of the Morumbi desperately empty because of Covid-19, Titus could be heard shouting " open the game!"or" change wings " to find spaces in a well-rounded Venezuelan Defense.
Firmino had to try his luck from afar (28th), with a close-range strike well diverted by Fariñez.
And when Brazil finally managed to create a frank opportunity, Richarlison, who had been denied a goal for offside (7th), missed a golden opportunity (33rd).
zuela was content to play in counter-attack, with a dangerous shot from Pixie Soteldo (39th), midfielder who plays in the Brazilian championship, in Santos.
To bring more creativity to the middle of the game, Tite threw Lucas Paqueta at half-time, in place of Douglas Luiz.
Et le jeune Lyonnais s'est vite montré décisif, avec une superb ouverture pour Everton Ribeiro, dont le centre a trouvé la tête de Firmino pour l'ouverture du score brazilienne (66e).
The Liverpool striker missed the double on a slightly countered shot past just next (86th).
Otero gave the Brazilians cold sweats in stoppage time, but his free-kick went over the bar.
It will take a sharper Brazil to hope for a victory on Tuesday against Uruguay in Montevideo.