Brazil beat India 4-0 at Salt Lake Stadium in Calcutta, but the sharpest detail was Samuel Lino's late burst off the bench. He scored 12 minutes after coming on, then added a second in stoppage time to turn a comfortable friendly into a brace-led outing.
Samuel Lino's impact off the bench
The first goal came quickly after his introduction, and the second arrived late enough to put a gloss on the scoreline. Samuel Lino finished with two goals, while Brazil's total stood at four in a match they controlled without ever needing to force the issue.
Carlo Ancelotti made changes at half-time, including bringing on Samuel Lino for Vinícius Júnior, and the move worked immediately in the most straightforward way possible. This was not a night built around one player, but Lino made sure his cameo carried the biggest individual imprint.
Brazil's early control
The game was already in hand before the interval. Estêvão opened the scoring in the 27th minute and Pedro made it 2-0 in the 41st minute after a pass from Estêvão.
That left Brazil with plenty of room to manage the second half, and they did exactly that in Calcutta. The final scoreline was settled long before Samuel Lino's late second, which only added another layer to a routine win.
Brazil's November friendlies against Japan and Singapura come next, and Lino will have taken a clean piece of momentum into that window.
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