Endrick announces himself to the world and leads Brazil past England
The youngster came off the bench and scored his first goal for the Selecao
Brazil youngster and future Real Madrid player Endrick was the star of the show at Wembley Stadium after helping the Selecao secure a 1-0 victory over England on Saturday.
The youngster, who won't turn 18 until the summer, came off the bench to net the only goal of the game, helping new coach Dorival Jr begin his adventure on the Canarinha bench with a prestigious win.
Both teams turned to some fresh faces for the encounter, with England opting to start Ollie Watkins ahead of Ivan Toney with Harry Kane out. Anthony Gordon was handed his senior debut, while Brazil's team featured Premier League names in the shape of Bruno Guimaraes, Lucas Paqueta and Joao Gomes.
The first chance fell to Brazil when the England defence backed off Rodrygo, but his strike from 20 yards out was well held by Jordan Pickford.
Brazil really should have opened the scoring after 15 minutes after Lucas Paqueta played in Vinicius Jr. While the Real Madrid star has been in great form for the Spanish giants, he didn't replicate that at Wembley by firing a weak effort that the England defence easily cleared.
Manchester City fans were on alert when Kyle Walker, who seemed to be struggling with a hamstring problem for several minutes, was finally forced off after 20 minutes.Ezri Konsa came on in his place in what was his senior England debut.
England finally put together some possession after that, but it was Brazil who came close again when Paqueta sent Pickford the wrong way, only to see his shot from the edge of the area come back off the post.
The home side finally tested Bento, who was making his debut in the Brazilian goal, in the 41st minute when Gordon sent a curling effort that
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