Vinotinto coach Fernando Batista spoke about the important draw that the Venezuelan team achieved against Brazil on the third day of the 2026 South American qualifiers, where they remain in the direct zone standings thanks to Eduard Bello’s impressive overhead kick. In the popular “Bocha” it was said that the mentality of the Creole cast was never one of non-competition.
Fernando Batista: “We didn’t come to see what our rival was doing”
The Venezuelan team’s strategist explained that the idea when visiting Cuiabá was always to face Brazil and, despite the complexity of the first half of the game, the change in thinking worked to achieve the longed-for draw.
“From the first half I told the boys, we didn’t come to come here, we didn’t come to see what the rival was doing,” Batista said in front of La Vinotinto television cameras.
What position was Venezuela in after the draw against Brazil?
After Fernando Batista’s team leveled their game against Brazil with a goal from Chile’s Eduard Bello, Vinotinto scored a historic point in Cuiabá and is in 4th place. Box in a triple duel with Uruguay and Chile in the overall standings.
So far, Venezuela has achieved one win, one draw and one defeat. Photo: Google