The last time Brazil played a Word Cup game without Neymar, they conceded seven goals on one of the darkest night’s in the nation’s footballing (if not their overall) history, so this 1-0 victory over Switzerland was clearly a marked improvement.
If Tite’s men are to lift a sixth World Cup, however, they must do one of two things: learn to cope without their talisman, or hope he returns - and quick.
