Brazil trash Bolivia as Neymar scores 300th goal, Argentina drop points

The goals were scored by Neymar (10), Philippe Coutinho (25), Filipe Luis (38), Gabriel Jesus (44) and Roberto Firmino (75). Brazil’s goalkeeper Alison barely touched the ball during the entire game.
Asked about the reaction of fans in the post-match press conference, Tite held the tears and looked above as he repeated "thank you." 
Before Tite took over, Brazil wasn’t even among the top four positions in South America’s qualifying standings -each of which is worth an automatic place at the World Cup in Russia. 
After victories over Ecuador, Colombia and Bolivia, Brazil is second in the table with 18 points, one behind leaders Uruguay. Bolivia is 9th with seven points.
If Tite’s side beats Venezuela away and Uruguay fails to win at Colombia next week, the now excited Brazilian supporters that had feared the humiliation of not even qualifying for the World Cup will instead see their team in number one position.
"We feel that the atmosphere here has changed for the better," right-back Dani Alves said at the end of the match, without mentioning Tite’s predecessor Dunga. 
Barcelona star Neymar delivered a great performance in the 65 minutes he was on the pitch before he left with a bleeding forehead caused by a Bolivian elbow. He scored the opening goal, repeatedly dribbled through Bolivia’s defense, irritated the opposition but also picked his third yellow card, which suspends him from Tuesday’s clash against Venezuela, in Merida. 
That card, however, makes Neymar an almost sure presence in the derby against Argentina in Belo Horizonte on Nov.10. 
Neymar’s goal was the 300th of his career, according with the Brazilian Football Confederation. These figures include all those he scored for Brazil, Santos and Barcelona as a professional since 2009. He also surpassed midfielder Zico as the 4th top goalscorer in Brazil’s history. Now Neymar only trails Romario (56), Ronaldo (67) and Pele (95). The Barcelona star is 24 years-old.
The easy win came after some initial difficulties for coach Tite, who lost Real Madrid’s left-winger Marcelo and midfielder Casemiro to injury and Guanghzhou Evergrande’s midfielder Paulinho to suspension. He also took a risk in changing Chelsea winger Willian for Liverpool’s "magician" Coutinho, but the diminutive playmaker was one of the best on the pitch on Thursday.-

Source: NNA