Soccer Football - World Cup - South American Qualifiers - Paraguay v Brazil - Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay - June 8, 2021 Brazil's Lucas Paqueta celebrates scoring their second goal with Neymar REUTERS/Cesar Olmedo
ASUNCION (Reuters) -An early goal from Neymar and a late second from Lucas Paqueta gave Brazil a 2-0 win against Paraguay in a World Cup qualifier in Asuncion on Tuesday, giving them a sixth straight victory in South America's preliminaries.
Brazil had not beaten Paraguay away from home since 1985 but that record looked in danger as early as the third minute when Neymar controlled an awkward cross from Gabriel Jesus and side-footed home from eight meters out.
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