Key highlights from the international friendly between Brazil and Argentina at King Abdullah Sports City.
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90'+7' FULL-TIME: ARGENTINA 0-1 BRAZIL
90'+5' The game is still alive even though only four minutes of time were added due to stoppages. Is there time for Argentina to force an equaliser?
90'+3' GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! MIRANDA HEADS HOME IN STOPPAGE TIME!!!! BRAZIL 1-0!!!! Tite's men surely have won the game as Miranda guides a headed effort into the net at the near post. Neymar's delivery was on point for the first time this evening and Miranda made a run to meet the cross and nod it past Romero into the net.
90'+2' Neymar has another run at Saravia and wins a corner off the legs of the defender. He will take the corner.
90'+1' CLOSE! Richarlison breaks into the right inside channel and goes for the strike at goal. Otamendi sticks out a boot to stop the effort finding the target, but almost diverts it into his own net, with the ball travelling inches past the post.
90' There will be four minutes of added time.
89' Coutinho tries to stab a throughball into the path of Firmino on the edge of the box, but Otamendi is there to make a great challenge
88' Substitution: Mauro Icardi is replaced by Giovanni Simeone
87' Paredes swings a cross into the box that causes trouble for Brazil. Fabinho heads the ball into the air and puts Alisson under pressure under his own bar. However, the keeper makes the claim with Icardi lurking.
85' CLOSE! Casemiro goes for goal with a low rasping strike that takes a slight deflection on its way to goal. It travels towards the bottom corner, but just evades the target by an inch with Romero rooted to the spot.
84' Yellow Card: Battaglia brings down Neymar 30 yards from goal and goes into the book. Casemiro lines up the resulting free-kick.
83' Defending of the last-ditch nature from Otamendi and Romero. First the Manchester City man slides in to stop Richarlison's progress on the edge of the box, while the keeper has to slide ahead of Firmino to clear away from the forward
82' Substitution: Nicolás Tagliafico is replaced by Marcos Acuña
80' We have 10 minutes remaining in the contest before penalties. Does either side have a goal in them in the dying stages?
79' We're back underway in Jeddah.
78' There will be a brief stoppage for a drinks break for the two teams.
77' OVER! Neymar takes the free-kick and hits his effort over the wall, blasting his attempt well over the crossbar. Another poor effort from a set-piece from the PSG forward
75' Neymar has his ankles clipped by Martinez and it hands Brazil another opening from a free-kick, although this one is 30 yards from goal.
73'Substitution: Lo Celso makes way in the middle of the park for Salvio.
71' Yellow Card: Yet another booking in the second half as Miranda is carded for a poor challenge on Saravia.
70' SAVE! Neymar lofts the ball back to Arthur on the edge of the box and he goes for a strike on the volley. He catches the ball sweetly, powering his effort towards the net, only to be denied by a sharp reaction save from Romero.
69' Yellow Card: Saravia joins the litany of players to enter the book in the second half.
69' Neymar was caught late by the second leg of Saravia's challenge and the referee awards a free-kick outside the box from a tight angle.
69' Yellow card : Renzo Saravia
68' WIDE! Neymar raids down the left flank and beats the first leg of Saravia. He sends his cross to the back post where Richarlison can only fire wide of the target.
68' Substitution: Roberto Maximiliano comes on for Ángel Correa
66' Yellow card: Neymar
65' Substitution: Gabriel Jesus is replaced by Richarlison
64' Yellow card : Giovani Lo Celso
62' Yellow card: Correa goes into the book for a loose challenge on Coutinho.
61' BLOCK! Argentina puts pressure on with a couple of sustained attacks within a minute. Brazil repels the first probe by Martinez, but the second results in Lo Celso meeting Correa's cross at the back post. Only a solid clearance from Marquinhos stops the effort from reaching the target.
60' WIDE! Parades makes a neat turn to evade a tackle in the final third and he lines up a strike from 25 yards, which fades away from the target without troubling Alisson.
58' Substitution: Dybala is replaced by Lautaro Martínez
54' Filipe Luis goes down under pressure from Correa and Brazil wins a free-kick in the Argentina half. There have been a lot of niggly challenges in the contest.
53' Substitution: A concern for Manchester City as Danilo hobbles off the pitch after blocking Icardi's strike. It looked innocuous, but it not look good moving off the pitch. Fabinho replaces the full-back.
51' Icardi finds space for a strike in the left inside channel and he powers an effort towards goal. Danilo and Marquinhos are there to divert the ball wide of the post, but the former stays down with an injury.
49' Neymar gives away a free-kick for a foul on Saravia. Paredes lifts the ball into the box for Pezzella to head at goal, only to guide his effort well over the bar.
49' Neymar gives away a free-kick for a foul on Saravia. Paredes lifts the ball into the box for Pezzella to head at goal, only to guide his effort well over the bar
47' Correa makes a burst into the right inside channel and he floats a cross into the box for Le Celso to attack, but he heads his effort straight at Alisson.
46' We're back underway in Jeddah.
- Both managers will want to see more from their sides in the second half. Tite will be disappointed given that this is his starting front three that they've not been able to trouble Argentina more at the back. Without Lionel Messi there's an opportunity for Paulo Dybala and Mauro Icardi to prove that they can be the main men for their side. An interesting second period awaits.
- It's goalless at the break between Argentina and Brazil in Jeddah in a half of few chances. Brazil had the best opening of the first period when Miranda saw his close-range strike cleared off the line by Nicolas Otamendi. At the other end Paulo Dybala fired a free-kick narrowly wide of the post. Other than that it has been largely underwhelming in the final third considering talent on display.
45'+2' HALF-TIME: ARGENTINA 0-0 BRAZIL
45'+1' BLOCK! Neymar goes for goal, but strikes his effort straight into the wall, allowing Argentina to clear their lines.
45' There will be two minutes of added time
44' Coutinho shapes to shoot on the edge of the box, but fakes a chipped pass into Neymar in the left inside channel. Pezzella reacts to make a headed clearance.
42' Argentina is trying to take the pace out of the game as we approach half-time. Scaloni will not be too disappointed with his side's performance thus far.
40' Neymar makes a surge to the edge of the box, skipping past two challenges, but he cannot escape a third from Otamendi.
38' Dybala gives the ball away and it allows Jesus to release Neymar down the left. The forward dwells too long in possession and allows Argentina to get men back. His first cross is blocked, while he goes for goal on his second attempt, placing his effort harmlessly wide of the post.
36' The game needs a spark of quality from somewhere, both teams have been lacking a clinical edge in the final third.
34' Saravia breaks down the right flank and forces a cross towards the edge of the box. Lo Celso goes down under pressure, but the referee again waves play on.
33' We're back underway again.
31' There will be a break in play for a water break due to the heat in Jeddah.
30' CLOSE! Dybala fires his effort over the wall, curling his free-kick towards the top corner. However, his strike just drifts the wrong side of the post. Alisson was concerned there.
29' Coutinho brings down Icardi 25 yards from goal and Argentina now has an opportunity to threaten from a free-kick.
28' OFF THE LINE! Otamendi to the rescue for Argentina as he clears Miranda's strike off the line. Neymar's free-kick was cleared away but Casemiro lifted the ball back into the box for the run of the defender at the back post. Miranda's first touch was excellent and his second was not a bad one either, being a denied a goal only by the action of the Argentina defender on the line.
27' Tagliafico must be close to a booking as he brings down Jesus for the second time of the game. Neymar will take the resulting free-kick.
25' Argentina is starting to get exposed on the flanks by the pace of Neymar and Jesus. La Albiceleste cannot keep committing fouls and allow Neymar to swing deliveries into the box.
23' Firmino wins a free-kick on the right flank for his team, but a foul by Casemiro in the box ends the attack.
22' Alisson almost gets caught in possession at the back by Correa, but the keeper just gets it away from the winger's sliding challenge.
20' Brazil has been the brighter of the two sides in the early stages of the game, although there has not been a clear-cut opening as of yet.
18' Yellow card for Leandro Daniel Paredes for a tackle on Neymar.
18' Lo Celso slips a pass through the Brazil defence down the right inside channel for Correa's run. Casemiro nudges the winger to the ground and the Argentine has a look back at the referee, although he only waves play on.
16' Brazil work the ball well on the edge of the box, but Neymar's pass towards Danilo is too high for the full-back to control as he heads the ball out of play for a goal-kick.
15' Neymar whips his corner into the box and Miranda attacks the ball, only to power his header well over the bar.
14' Neymar swings his delivery into a dangerous area in front of Romero, but Icardi acts in front of his keeper to stab the ball behind for a corner.
12' Firmino collects in a good position in the Argentina half and looks for the run of Neymar, but the PSG forward is flagged offside as he attempts to pursue the offload.
10' Icardi makes a neat turn in the final third, but he fails to pick out Correa with his offload on the edge of the box.
8' WIDE! Tagliafico does well to latch on to a long ball down the left flank. He cuts the ball back towards the edge of the box where Lo Celso strikes at goal. The midfielder makes decent contact with his strike, but he places it just wide of the target.
6' Neymar goes on a charge across the field and gets towards the right flank before being brought down by Paredes.
4' It's a slow start to the game from both teams as they attempt to build a rhythm in their respective passing games.
2' Neymar has his first run of the game at Saravia, but the defender holds his ground to make a good challenge to win possession.
1' The proceedings for the match between two South American heavyweights is underway.
- Brazil has made six changes to their side from its triumph over Saudi Arabia. Most of those come at the back as Alisson replaces Ederson between the sticks, while Danilo, Miranda and Filipe Luis get the nod to start at the back. Arthur replaces Renato Augusto in the middle of the park and Firmino get the nod to spearhead the attack.
- Argentina has made seven changes from its win over Iraq for this evening's contest. Icardi comes into the side with Correa to lead the line, while Dybala retains his place in the line-up. Battaglia and Lo Celso start in the middle of the park, while Saravia, Otamendi and Tagliafico slide into the back four. Romero keeps his place between the sticks.
Line-Ups:
Argentina (4-3-3): Sergio Romero; Renzo Saravia, Nicolas Otamendi, German Pezzella, Nicolas Tagliafico; Giovani Lo Celso, Rodrigo Battaglia, Leandro Paredes; Paulo Dybala, Mauro Icardi, Angel Correa.
Brazil (4-3-3): Alisson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Miranda, Filipe Luis; Arthur, Casemiro, Philippe Coutinho; Gabriel Jesus, Roberto Firmino, Neymar.
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