BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL – NOVEMBER 10: Philippe Coutinho #11 and Neymar #10 of Brazil celebrates a scored goal against Argentina during a match between Brazil and Argentina as part 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Qualifier at Mineirao stadium on November 10, 2016 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo by Pedro Vilela/Getty Images)
SoccerBy Jesse Kramer on

Phillipe Coutinho likes to do crazy things with a soccer ball, and commentator Ray Hudson likes to go crazy when people do crazy things with a soccer ball. What a perfect match.

Coutinho found enough space at the 25th minute of Brazil’s World Cup qualifier match against Argentina to unleash a bullet that curled past the keeper.

After various exclamations, Hudson called it “a cross between a sledgehammer and an absolute rapier.”

Brazil will go on to win the match, 3-0.

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Jesse is a writer and editor for The Comeback. He has also worked for SI.com and runs The Catch and Shoot, a college basketball website based in Chicago. He is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Follow Jesse on Twitter @Jesse_Kramer.

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