SANTIAGO, Chile -- Three observations from Brazil's 2-1 win over Venezeula in the Copa America group stage finale at the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.
1. Brazil two-faced performance is enough
Neymar may be out of the Copa America, but Brazil are still in it. There may have been a frantic final few minutes after Miku cut the five-time World Cup winners' lead to 2-1, but the majority of this game brought Brazil's best play of the tournament -- and without their best player.
Then again, this was also a game of contradictions. Brazil looked so ferocious for so long but so fragile when it mattered.