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Neymar scored his first goal of the Rio Olympics to give Brazil a 2-0 win over Colombia and a place in the semi-final of the men's football tournament on Saturday night.
The Barcelona star scored from a free-kick in the 12th minute, sending a right-footed shot through the wall and into the bottom right corner of the net.
Luan added the second in the 83rd at the Arena Corinthians with a shot from outside the area, keeping alive Brazil's hopes of winning the gold medal for the first time.
The benches cleared just before half-time after a vicious foul by Neymar, who lashed out after being harassed by opponents nearly every time he touched the ball.
'They really came playing hard, but we were able to overcome the pressure,' Brazil forward Luan said. 'We were able to get the early goal and that helped us come away with a great victory.'
Brazil will face Honduras in the last four, who have reached the Olympic semi-finals for the first time, defeating South Korea 1-0 at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte.
In the other semi-final match, 1996 Olympic champions Nigeria will face Germany, who are playing at the Olympic tournament for the first time since 1988 - when Jurgen Klinsmann was in the squad. Germany thrashed Portugal 4-0 in Brasilia, while Nigeria beat Denmark 2-0 in Salvador.
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