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.
What a strike by @Phil_Coutinho. @CBF_futebol take the lead against @Argentina. #Russia2018 https://t.co/qwa4MWagXF
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) November 11, 2016
After various exclamations, Hudson called it “a cross between a sledgehammer and an absolute rapier.”
This @Phil_Coutinho golazo is worth several more looks. #Russia2018 https://t.co/AG8aQqLdyJ
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) November 11, 2016
Brazil will go on to win the match, 3-0.
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