A much needed win for Dunga’s men.
It was an all South American battle at the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing as Brazil triumphed 2-0 over rivals Argentina in an international friendly.
SEE ALSO:
Brazil v Argentina combined XI.
Neymar skills v Zabaleta.
Angel di Maria penalty – midfielder wins spot-kick for his team.
Here’s how the Samba Boys rated in the Chinese capital.
Jefferson – 8
Looked assured between the sticks, earned a clean-sheet for his side despite the plethora of attacking talent bearing down on him and also saved a Lionel Messi penalty.
Danilo – 6
Was troubled by Angel di Maria, but probably shouldn’t have been penalised for the tackle on the Manchester United midfielder that saw a penalty awarded against him.
Miranda – 8
The Atletico Madrid centre-back looked solid in defence as the likes of Messi and Sergio Aguero were kept quiet.
David Luiz – 5
Another shaky performance and was lucky to have Miranda alongside him as Luiz kept allowing the Argentinians in behind – how Paris Saint-Germain spent £40m on this 27-year-old is baffling.
Felipe Luis – 6
The Chelsea left-back finally got some game time having been on the bench at Stamford Bridge so far this season and made some good runs forward.
Oscar – 8
A good performance from the Blues attacking midfielder who is settling into his role for both club and country and looked sharp going forward.
Elias – 6
A fairly anonymous display from the Corinthians midfielder and will have hardly convinced new manager Dunga he deserves a permanent place.
Luiz Gustavo – 8
Given the responsibility of marking Messi and did so with aplomb and on this form it’s a wonder Bayern Munich ever let him leave.
Willian – 6
Red Devils left-back Marcos Rojo kept the attacking midfielder quiet, although when he did get an opportunity on the ball the 26-year-old looked positive.
Diego Tardelli – 8
Although quiet for most of the game the fact the striker scored both the goals shows he’s good at his job.
Neymar – 8
A great performance from the captain who gave Manchester City defender Martin Demichelis a torrid time and was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet,
Substitutions:
Gil – N/A
Replaced Luiz late on.
Kaka – 5
The big news was this 32-year-old had been recalled after 18 months out of the side, but did little to suggest that was a good decision here.
Robinho – N/A
Brought on with barely any time left to play.