Neymar on target to give Selecao hard-earned victory: Brazil 2-1 Colombia

The hosts made it two wins from two under new coach Tite thanks to the Barcelona star, who struck after Miranda's early header had been cancelled out by a Marquinhos own goal

This is some text!Neymar was the hero for Brazil as the home side overcame Colombia 2-1 in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday. The 24-year-old, fresh off guiding Brazil to gold at the Olympic Games in Rio, netted the match-winner with 16 minutes remaining in Manaus. Brazil had a dream start after Miranda opened the scoring in the second minute at the Arena da Amazonia. The Inter defender headed the home side into the lead courtesy of Neymar's early corner, but Colombia struck back in the first half. It was not a Colombia player who found the net, however, with Marquinhos putting the ball past his own goalkeeper Alisson from a teasing James Rodriguez cross. But it was Brazil who came out on top, with Neymar firing home a low strike after being set up by Liverpool attacker Philippe Coutinho. The win put Brazil up to second in the CONMEBOL standings, equal on points with Argentina and one behind leaders Uruguay after eight games. Brazil coach Tite went in unchanged from his first game at the helm - a 3-0 win away to Ecuador last Friday. The Brazilians got off to an ideal start, with Miranda heading in a Neymar cross in just the second minute of the match.

Martinez felt he should have been awarded a penalty midway through the half, but the referee saw nothing wrong with the challenge from Otamendi and instead gave Argentina a free-kick for a handball by Martinez. However, Venezuela's persistence paid off 10 minutes before half-time. Juanpi showed great feet on the right-hand side of the box to wriggle away from Javier Mascherano and Marcos Rojo before bending a sublime left-footed shot into the far corner. It could have been worse for Argentina had Pablo Zabaleta not produced an excellent last-ditch tackle to stop Martinez slotting Alexander Gonzales' cross home in the 39th minute, but Dudamel's side did extend their advantage eight minutes after the restart. Salomon Rondon showed great strength to outmuscle Otamendi before cutting back to Martinez, who committed Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero before slotting home. Argentina responded positively, halving the deficit five minutes later when Pratto made the most of ricochets off Jose Velasquez and Villanueva to stab home. Di Maria came close to levelling but had his strike from an acute angle batted away by Hernandez in the 67th minute, but the Paris Saint-Germain attacking midfielder played a role in the equaliser. His corner found Otamendi inside the six-yard box, and the centre-back poked home a first-time finish to spare Argentina's blushes. Villanueva struck the upright after a moment of madness from Romero near the death, but Venezuela will remain pleased with an unlikely point.

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