Brazil boss Tite teamed up with injured star Neymar to hail Casemiro as the best midfielder in the world after Brazil beat Switzerland 1-0 to qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup.
Casemiro’s stunning half-volley seven minutes from time gave the South Americans a second successive victory despite the absence of their talismanic No 10. Neymar, sidelined by an ankle problem, tweeted immediately that the Manchester United enforcer is the best in the business.
And Tite said: “I usually don’t comment on opinions but I will allow myself to do so today - and I agree with Neymar. It was our first match without Neymar. The team chooses who is the star, the team shows who is the star - and today Casemeiro was man-of-the-match.”
