Japan stun Brazil with stoppage-time winner after Vinícius brace
Japan beat Brazil 3-2 in Singapore, with Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scoring a stoppage-time winner after Vinícius Júnior’s two goals had brought Brazil level.
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Japan beat Brazil 3-2 in a friendly in Singapore after Tatsuhiro Sakamoto scored in stoppage time. The late winner came after Vinícius Júnior had scored twice to bring Brazil level, having fallen 2-0 behind inside 20 minutes.
Takefusa Kubo and Keito Nakamura put Japan ahead. Vinícius, a Real Madrid forward, scored his first goals since late September, according to Nieuws.nl. Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti and captain Raphinha were both sent off from the bench after Japan’s winner.
Japan are due to play Paraguay on Tuesday, while Brazil’s next friendly is against Singapore. Japan’s Ko Itakura and Kodai Sano, who play for Ajax and PSV respectively, came on late in the match.
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