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Neymar picks up 2nd yellow card of tournament, will miss Brazil's match vs. Venezuela

Reuters

Some have called Brazil a one-man team at the 2015 Copa America, dependent entirely on Neymar's magical dribbling skills to craft any semblance of worthwhile attacking play.

Now we'll see just how accurate that sentiment is.

The Selecao will be without their captain and undisputed star in their final group match against Venezuela on Sunday, after the human highlight reel picked up his second yellow card in as many matches in Wednesday's contest against Colombia.

Neymar was asininely booked in the team's opening match for simply swiping away the referee's vanishing spray ahead of a free kick. He received a card in the opening half of the Selecao's contest Wednesday after crashing into goalkeeper David Ospina - though it looked as though it was an accidental collision resulting from his momentum.

Regardless, he will now serve a mandatory one-match ban, leaving manager Dunga with plenty to think about in terms of a possible replacement for the Barcelona superstar.

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