Brazil have beaten Spain to win their second consecutive Olympic men’s football gold.
Gatekeepers News reports that substitute Malcom has helped Brazil to win Olympic men’s football gold for the second consecutive time after defeating Spain 2-1 during extra time on Saturday.
In the first-half stoppage time, Matheus Cunha took advantage of the Brazilians defensive lapse to give the Spaniards a lead, after Richarlison smashed a penalty over the crossbar for Brazil.
Although Spain equalised on the hour when Mikel Oyarzabal crashed home a thumping volley, former Barcelona forward Malcom secured Brazil’s winning at the 108th minute.
In 2016, Neymar who was the captain of the team then, scored the winning penalty as Brazil defeated Germany to win their first gold on home soil, Rio.
Brazil who were competing in their third successive gold medal match at the Games picked up silver in London 2012.
They became the fifth team to retain their Olympic crown on another triumphant night in Yokohama, where they claimed the last of their five World Cup titles in 2002.
The 1992 champions Spain looked prepared for gold before the tournament started as they had a squad laden with players who featured in this summer’s European Championship.
However, the Spaniards struggled to hit top form, despite grinding their way into the final and did not display enough quality to snatch gold from Brazil.
Dani Alves captained the Brazilians on Saturday’s Tokyo Olympic men’s football final.
To record the nation’s Olympics winning history, Antony sent a long pass to Malcom who raced past Jesus Vallejo and fired past Goalkeeper Simon.
