In the 51st minute of the match, Coutinho made it 3-1 to Barcelona against Nàstic in the first friendly of the side now managed by Ronald Koeman.
Barcelona went in at the break in their first friendly match 2-1 in front. In the second half, Koeman changed his XI completely and in the second half side was Coutinho.
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The Brazilian was tasked with scoring the penalty which helped Barcelona increase their advantage over Nàstic. And he did so with serenity, a certain stop, and tricked the visiting keeper.
With this goal, Coutinho starred in a curious situation. The attacker scored with the Barcelona jersey less than a month after scoring two goals and getting an assist in seven minutes against what is now his team.
Despite only playing in the final minutes of that blushing 8-2 Bayern win, the ex-Liverpool player had time to revindicate himself against the club that didn’t want him. And who knows if those goals were decisive for Koeman to count on his services now