Friendly Match – Esteban scores and assists, Lino braces, Brazil 4-0 away win against India

On October 3rd local time, Brazil played an international friendly match against India at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. They ultimately defeated their opponents 4-0, achieving their second consecutive victory in friendly matches.

Facing a clearly weaker India, Brazil took control of the game from the start. In the 2nd minute, Pedro passed the ball across the left side of the penalty area, and Estewan's shot went wide. In the 7th minute, Marquinhos' long pass from midfield found Vinicius Junior, who broke into the penalty area but fired a shot high and wide. In the 8th minute, Douglas Santos delivered a precise through ball from midfield, and Vinicius cut inside from the left and unleashed a powerful shot, but it was saved by Gulpret Singh Sandhu. In the 28th minute, the Seleção finally broke the deadlock: Matteucinho passed the ball to the right wing, and Estewan broke into the penalty area and fired a powerful left-footed shot into the net.

After that, Brazil, leading by one goal, played with increasing confidence. In the 36th minute, Gabriel Bontambo crossed from the right, and Pedro's header inside the penalty area hit the right post. In the 42nd minute, Esteban's diagonal pass from the right created a one-on-one opportunity, and Pedro broke into the penalty area and fired a low shot to make it 2-0.

At the start of the second half, India showed some improvement. In the 53rd minute, Anwar Ali passed the ball from midfield to the right wing, where Ryan Williams broke into the penalty area and fired a low shot that was easily saved by Pedro Morisco. In the 55th minute, Manville Singh dribbled into the penalty area and unleashed a shot from a tight angle, which was also easily saved by Morisco. Despite this, Brazil still managed to breach India's goal in the 58th minute: Bruno Guimarães intercepted the ball in the attacking third and delivered a through ball, which was passed by Pedro to Samuel Lino. Lino then cut inside to the left side of the penalty area and curled a shot into the net, extending Brazil's lead to 3-0.

After that, Brazil and India exchanged attacks. In the 67th minute, Singh delivered a lobbed pass from outside the box, and Williams' low shot from the right side of the penalty area went just wide. In the 5th minute of stoppage time in the second half, Mauro Junior passed the ball to the left wing, and Lino cut inside into the penalty area before firing a low shot into the net to seal the victory for Brazil.

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