Brazil draw six-goal thriller with Spain as Endrick, Yamal excel
Lucas Paqueta fired home a stoppage-time penalty to deny 'La Roja' victory at the Santiago Bernabeu, after the hosts had taken a late lead. Spain captain Rodri scored two heavily debated penalties of his own in a pulsating battle under a closed roof in the Spanish capital.
The Manchester City midfielder opened the scoring from the spot in the 12th minute after electric winger Yamal tumbled in the box and Dani Olmo extended Spain's lead with a fine individual goal.
A mistake by Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon allowed Rodrygo to pull one back before the break and teen sensation Endrick, on as a substitute, fired Brazil level five minutes into the second half. Rodri dispatched his second spot-kick late on after Dani Carvajal was clipped by Lucas Beraldo but Paqueta had the final say.
The match, arranged to help combat racism after various incidents of abuse aimed at Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Junior in Spain, proved a pulsating battle between two of football's heavyweight nations. Vinicius captained Brazil for the first time but was largely kept quiet, with his teenage compatriot and future 'Los Blancos' team-mate Endrick continuing to enjoy the limelight, along with Barcelona youngster Yamal.
"It's a shame it got away from us in the last second, it was a penalty we could have avoided," Rodri told Teledeporte. Rodri was given the armband on this occasion by regular skipper Alvaro Morata, as a gesture for the recent death of the midfielder's grandfather. "I dedicated (the goals) to my grandfather, for everything that he taught me," added Rodri.
'La Roja' excelled in the first half, barely allowing five-time World Cup winners Brazil a sniff in Selecao coach Dorival Junior's second match at the helm. "I'm angry not to win a
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