Arsenal central defender Gabriel made his international debut for Brazil, and the Gunners star’s performance has been praised in the media.
Gabriel, who is one of the best and most important players for Arsenal, was in action for Brazil against Bolivia.
It was the first time that the Arsenal central defender was playing for his country.
Brazil were expected to win the match, and they did not disappoint.
Seleção hammered Bolivia 5-1 in the 2026 World Cup qualifier.
Arsenal defender Gabriel starts for Brazil
Former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar, who is now at Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal, scored two goals.
Real Madrid forward Rodrygo also found the back of the net twice.
Barcelona winger Raphinha scored once.
Arsenal centre-back Gabriel started in defence.
The £100,000-a-week (SalarySport) Brazilian came off injured.
Gabriel suffered a blow early on.
In the fifth minute of the match, Diego Ibanez of Bolivia could not win the ball and struck Gabriel in the chest with his right knee.
The Arsenal defender recovered, though, and stayed on until late in the match.
Media impressed with Gabriel
Goal gave Gabriel 7 out of 10 for his performance on his international debut for Brazil.
The report noted: “Very good on the ball and mopped up when needed. Solid performance from the Arsenal star.”
Pundit Feed marked the Arsenal star 6.5 out of 10 on his special day and noted: “Suffered crushing blow to ribs early on, battled through and shut out Marcelo Martins before hobbling off late on.”
Brazil are a much better team than Bolivia, and a win for them was always the most likely outcome.
Gabriel will be pleased with how his international debut for Brazil went.
The Arsenal star is only 25 now.
The best years of the defender are ahead of him.
We believe that Gabriel could establish himself as a key figure in the Brazil team in the coming years.
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