Brazil tame India in 4-0 friendly win

Brazil’s players greet India players before the start of the international friendlyat the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, October 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Samuel Lino scored his first two goals for ​Brazil as India's frantic effort to hold off ‌the five-time world champions faded after a ​spirited start, allowing the visitors to ⁠cruise to a 4-0 win in a friendly on Saturday (October 3, 2026).Chelsea winger Estevao scored Brazil's first goal and ‌assisted Pedro before Lino netted a second-half brace, helping Carlo Ancelotti's side ‌conclude their tour of Australia and India ‌with ⁠two wins and a draw.Ancelotti, who ⁠has experimented with the squad throughout the three friendlies, made eight changes from Tuesday's (September 29) 4-2 win over Australia, ​retaining only Vinicius Jr, ‌Danilo and Gabriel Bontempo.India's strategy of leaving Vinicius unmarked on the left and trapping him offside had some early success as ‌they combined their defenders with a low ​midfield to hold Brazil off, and targeted lone forward Manvir Singh with ⁠long balls.But Estevao delivered the breakthrough in the 28th minute, cutting in from the right to ‌dispatch a left-footer at the near post, before setting up Brazil's second with a defence-splitting pass for Pedro to finish.Pedro set up Samuel Lino for the third goal near the hour mark, before the 26-year-old Flamengo winger ‌dribbled past two defenders to make it 4-0 just ​before fulltime, as the crowd of 51,000 at the Salt Lake Stadium ⁠cheered the visitors as vocally as their own country.India, ⁠ranked 138th in the world, were left rueing their missed chances as ‌Manvir and Ryan Williams failed to net a consolation goal, extending their winless streak ​to six matches. Published - October 03, 2026 09:59 pm IST