Raphinha, FC Barcelona player, continues to make merits to be considered as a clear candidate to win the Ballon d'Or, and it only remains to see the season he has both with his club and with the national team.

Because the Brazilian footballer is more than capable in both facets and against Colombia he has been no exception to guide Brazil to an important victory in the complicated CONMEBOL qualifiers.

Raphinha's great match in Brazil vs Colombia

⚽️🇧🇷 É GOOOLL DO BRASIL!!!@RaphinhaaV1 abre o placar no Mané Garrincha!! pic.twitter.com/iVFrh3PQDO

— CBF Futebol (@CBF_Futebol) March 21, 2025

First he appeared to open the scoring early in the 6th minute, and then to finish off James Rodriguez's team he assisted to Vinícius Jr. to get three important points during a match that was supposed to feature the return of Neymar.

Neymar was not there, but Raphinha, who never tires of scoring and assisting goals, was.

ABSOLUTE CINEMA! 🎥

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— CBF Futebol (@CBF_Futebol) March 21, 2025

In total, the Barça attacker has 50 contributions with the goal between club and national team. With the Blaugrana team alone, he has 27 goals and 20 assists, a figure that looks huge and only fuels the hype to consider him among the players who are candidates for the Ballon d'Or.

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The Brazilian National Team will now face Argentina on March 25 at the Monumental Stadium, a match where Rpahinha hopes to continue the positive trend against the current world champion team.