Simao (right) is congratulated on his opener
for Portugal
Brazil 0-2
Portugal
Luiz Felipe Scolari's Portugal struck twice late on to end Dunga's
unbeaten start as Brazil coach in a lively encounter at the
Emirates Stadium. Substitute Simao Sabrosa got the first eight
minutes from time, slotting in Ricardo Quaresma's right-wing
cross.
Chelsea's Ricardo Carvalho wrapped it up in stoppage time, hooking
home a cross to hand Scolari a second win over his home country as
Portugal manager. Lucio went closest for Brazil, but his shot
slammed against the crossbar.
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari:
"Victory over a team that has been top of the world rankings and
five times world champion gives us more self-esteem and confidence
before our next Euro qualifying match against Belgium. "It was a
very good game and either side could have won but we made the
better use of our opportunities, although they had more
opportunities than us. "It was a good technical game and I think
the English fans enjoyed it. It was very much from the South
American school of football, but Portugal are part of the South
American school.
"More importantly, I think they gained a lot of confidence from the
victory. It was a good chance to see some new players and observe
how they reacted."
Brazil coach Dunga:
"We anticipated these would be dangerous opponents. We should have
played the ball more down the wings because, when you go through
the middle, you leave yourself open to counter-attacks.
"We have to learn from it. We are starting to prepare for the World
Cup. This showed us we have much left to learn. That is football.
"I thought we would win, but you are not always going to. You have
to take responsibility as coach."
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Brazil: Helton, Maicon (Daniel Alves 64), Lucio,
Juan (Luisao 46), Gilberto, Elano, Edmilson (Tinga 64), Gilberto
Silva, Kaka, Fred (Diego 69), Rafael Sobis (Adriano 46).
Subs Not Used: Julio Cesar, Adriano Correia, Dudu.
Booked: Edmilson, Tiago.
Portugal: Ricardo Pereira, Marco Caneira (Paulo
Ferreira 46), Jorge Andrade, Armando Petit, Miguel Monteiro,
Ricardo Carvalho, Cristiano Ronaldo (Simao Sabrosa 63), Tiago
Mendes (Joao Moutinho 69), Deco (Hugo Viana 60), Helder Postiga
(Nuno Gomes 75), Ricardo Quaresma.
Subs Not Used: Quim, Nuno Gomes, Fernando Meira, Raul Meireles, Da
Costa.
Goals: Simao 82, Carvalho 90.
Att: 59,793.
Ref: M Atkinson (W Yorkshire).
