Neymar lines up a free kick from around 25 yards out, but the former Santos man can only guide a shot wide of Bravo's right-hand post, with the forward's domestic teammate looking at ease.
90' +1
M. González gets yellow.
Firmino and Neymar are definitely giving the crowd something to cheer about, with the two continuing to have the technical ability and creativity to entertain. Chile aren't about to give up yet, however, with La Roja desperately pressing and harrying their opponents.
89'
There's a bit of a stoppage in play, due to a pitch invader, with neither coach seeing the funny side of things. Jefferson jogs about to keep warm before taking his goal kick, with the intruder quickly ejected from the stadium by the security staff.
87'
Robinho beats one man with a smart ball roll, but a lazy attempted pass around the corner to Neymar is easily cut out. Albornoz then players a speculative pass down the right flank to Vargas, but the QPR man is able to win a corner from Filipe Luis. The first delivery is headed behind for a second by Thiago Silva.
85'
Hernandez drives from deep, before Fernandinho cuts across to bodycheck the Celta Vigo man to the ground. The resulting free kick calls Jefferson into action, with Cornejo going the closest Chile have come to a breakthrough goal. Not a bad save from the Brazil goalkeeper!
84'
Fernandinho gets yellow.
83'
Firmino has definitely given Dunga something to think about, with Neymar combining with the Hoffenheim man fairly well. The two link up yet again, before Robinho is found by a rebounding ball 25 yards from goal, but the former Milan forward lashes a speculative half volley way wide of the target.
82'
M. González enters the game and replaces E. Mena.
81'
Elias gets yellow.
Eduardo Vargas is introduced for the final 10 minutes in London, with the former Napoli man having a point to prove after failing to turn in a good performance against Iran. Elias picks up a yellow card not long after coming into the fray, with Brazil needing to frustrate and shut up shop late on.
80'
E. Vargas enters the game and replaces A. Vidal.
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79'
Firmino fires wide from the edge of the box! The goalscorer is picked out, before shimmying onto his left foot and rifling a low drive beyond Bravo's left-hand post. Fernandinho then receives a final warning from the referee, before Cornejo attempts to feed Isla down the right-hand side - but the pass is too heavy and Filipe Luis can shield it out for a goal kick.
77'
Brazil work the ball from left to right well, but Danilo is guilty of miscontrolling a Willian pass on the touchline. It hasn't quite happened for the Selecao offensively throughout this game, yet they still find themselves in the lead heading into the dying stages.
76'
Filipe Luís enters the game and replaces Marcelo.
75'
Only a quarter of an hour remains for La Roja to fight back, with Dunga opting to break the flow of the game by replacing Marcelo with Filipe Luis. The Real Madrid left-back was reasonably dangerous on the overlap and has probably proven his worth this afternoon.
74'
J. Cornejo enters the game and replaces R. Millar.
73'
Sampaoli will be forced to react now, with six substitutes being put through their paces for La Roja. Though it hasn't been entirely deserved by Brazil, Dunga's men have taken their chance and now their counter-attacking system should have more joy against a Chile side that need to push on and equalise.
71'
Roberto Firmino has scored a goal for Brazil! Assist by Danilo.
The tempo is rather slow when Chile are in possession, with La Roja more than happy to take their time and try to pick apart their adversaries. Brazil, meanwhile, are on the opposite end of the spectrum, with lightning-quick breaks their aim. Unfortunately, this rush is resulting in far too many misplaced passes.
GOOOOOOOOOOOAL! FIRMINO OPENS THE SCORING FOR THE SELECAO! The Hoffenheim man finds himself racing into the penalty box after a great ball in behind from Danilo, before rounding the goalkeeper and sliding a finish into the back of an unguarded net! Brazil have the lead!
69'
There's a bit of miscommunication between the Brazilian defence and their goalkeeper, but Marcelo takes charge and puts the ball behind for a corner - which is promptly cleared. The Selecao attempt to counter at pace, but Neymar is guilty of running the ball out of play on the left-hand side. This certainly hasn't been a good showing from Dunga's men.
67'
Danilo gives the ball away terribly within his own half, allowing for Sanchez to latch onto possession, which forces Willian to commit a foul. The free kick is fired into the penalty area, but Jefferson is easily able to claim. At least it was a shot on target!
65'
Just over from Sanchez! The former Barcelona man lines up the free kick which he won himself, but can only dip an effort over the wall and correspondingly over the target. Jefferson easily had his angles covered there, disappointing attempt.
63'
Miranda gets yellow.
Willian is also thrown into the fray for the Selecao, with Douglas Costa withdrawn. Sanchez then drives at the heart of the Brazil defence, but the Chilean is felled by a desperate tug on his shirt by Miranda. The referee brandished a yellow card, but that could have been a red had it been a competitive fixture.
62'
Willian enters the game and replaces Douglas Costa.
61'
We're into the final half an hour in London, with Dunga hoping that his changes can inspire a more threatening Brazil for the remaining minutes. Robinho gets a loud cheer, possibly due to nostalgia, from the Emirates. Vidal shoots from 25 yards out, but the Juventus midfielder can only send the ball looping out of play tamely.
60'
Elias enters the game and replaces Souza.
Robinho enters the game and replaces Philippe Coutinho.
Roberto Firmino enters the game and replaces Luiz Adriano.
59'
Jefferson continues to only be involved in terms of hoofing long balls upfield when he is set passes back by his defence. Chile are trying to get their wide men in play more regularly in the second half, but chances have remain elusive. Dunga prepares a triple substitution, with Robinho, Elias and Roberto Firmino introduced.
57'
Chile want a penalty but the referee isn't interested! Vidal and Isla combine courtesy of a clever flick from the former, but Marcelo is able to track the run of the QPR wing-back and pressure him. Isla goes down in a heap, with Sampaoli wildly appealing for a spot kick on the sideline! Moments later, Sanchez shoots from range but gets it all wrong.
56'
Miranda outmuscles Sanchez with a physical challenge, but the referee rightly sees nothing wrong with the intervention from the Atletico man. Chile are continuing to control possession and probe for gaps, but there's no real spark to Sampaoli's men's play at the moment. With Sanchez being closely watched, they've got little to frighten Brazil.
54'
Isla cuts a cross in towards Hernandez, but Thiago Silva gets in ahead of his marker to clear the danger. Brazil's central defenders have been able to deal with everything that Chile have generated going forward thus far, with Jefferson having very little to do indeed.
52'
Neymar plays a neat flick around the corner for Coutinho, but the Liverpool midfielder's attempted return pass is easily cut out. This change of shape certainly isn't getting the best out of Neymar, who really needs to be more advanced in order to ask more questions of Chile's back three.
50'
Hernandez breaks into the box, before the Celta Vigo man is manhandled to the floor by Miranda after losing his balance. The Atletico Madrid defender might have to be a little bit more careful with his physical approach in future, but Brazil win themselves a goal kick in the process.
48'
Marcelo is forced to hack away a rather hurried clearance within his own box, as a hopeful Chilean ball forward ruffles a few feathers early on. There haven't been any changes at the break, with both coaches clearly keen to see what else their current personnel can offer.
46'
We are underway in the second half! No goals were forthcoming before the break, but we have plenty of time left on the clock for either nation to impress.
45'
Neymar gets yellow.
Neymar attempts to break down the left flank, but clips the trailing leg of Jara, earning the Brazil captain a booking for his trouble. The referee points towards the locations of a few early fouls, showing exactly why he has got his book out.
43'
Neymar tries to steal in behind the Chilean back three, but the former Santos man is pulled back for offside. Both sides continue to search for an end product, but opportunities in general are proving to be very elusive indeed.
41'
Chile win themselves a corner on the right-hand side, which is taken short and then looped into the box by Sanchez. It is easily dealt with, before Neymar attempts to break upfield but is penalised for backing into Albornoz. The Barcelona man can't believe play has been pulled back.
39'
Marcelo bursts down the left-hand side and beats one man, but is unable to catch back up with a very strong touch ahead of him. As the clock ticks towards the interval, Brazil are just starting to creep upfield slightly to press, though their change of formation from the France game hasn't gone quite according to plan.
37'
Big chance for Douglas Costa! Marcelo hangs a brilliant right-footed cross up to the back post, before the Shakhtar man takes the ball down on his chest and hits a volley goalward! It swerves high and wide of the near post, with Bravo probably a little bit relieved.
35'
Luiz Adriano is beaten in the air by Albornoz yet again, with Brazil's rather diminutive forward line failing to capitalise on the lack of height in the Chilean back three. Sampaoli's men have had greater control of the game, but Sanchez remains their sole hope of breaking through. Should Thiago Silva and Miranda continue to play solidly, it's tough to see how Chile will muster up an opening goal.
33'
Brazil are being pegged back in their own half somewhat, with Dunga clearly hoping to invite La Roja on and then counter at pace with his interesting offensive options. Fernandinho and Souza are just sitting patiently in front of their back four and waiting for the chance to intercept and set a break on its way.
31'
The opening half an hour has asked very little of both goalkeepers, with Bravo only having to make one half-hearted save between the two. Sanchez lines up a free kick from range, but the Arsenal forward blasts the ball almost out of the stadium, which won't be something he wants to remain on the highlight reel.
29'
The flow of play has been broken up by a few fouls from Sampaoli's men, who have been distracted from their possession play somewhat. Coutinho cuts out a pass upfield, before Douglas Costa is found on the right-hand side, but the Shakhtar man sees his work charged down. Chile then break, but Millar sees a shot blocked on the edge of the penalty area.
27'
Neymar curls in a free kick from the left-hand side, which forces Bravo to dive to his left and push the ball behind for a corner. Coutinho delivers the set piece, but it is easily cleared at the near post. Selecao need to capitalise on corners, they are Chile's main weakness.
25'
Medel might just have gotten away with a sneaky tread on Neymar's calf, but the referee didn't spot anything amiss from the Chilean midfielder - not that anyone on the field really appealed. La Roja definitely aren't afraid to physically impose themselves, which makes up somewhat for their lack of height and stature.
23'
Neymar writhes around on the floor after Medel appeared to leave his foot in on the Brazilian forward slightly, with the Barcelona man showing an impressive level of dramatic ability. It was perhaps a little bit naughty from the Inter midfielder, but it didn't call for Neymar's reaction either.
21'
Sanchez stands over a Chilean free kik, but it is promptly headed clear of danger by Souza. There has been a real lack of end product at the Emirates thus far, with Coutinho the latest to be dispossessed while breaking forward, this time by Albornoz.
19'
Thiago Silva gets yellow.
A wonderful backheel flick from Sanchez attempts to set Isla away down the right-hand side, but Miranda reads the danger and deals with it well. Brazil then attempt to counter, but neither Coutinho nor Douglas Costa can make anything happen. Moments later, Silva picks up a caution for a scrappy tackle.
17'
Chile continue to monopolise possession, but are unable to break beyond 30 yards from goal too often. Sanchez attempts to dart in behind Thiago Silva and succeeds, but Miranda covers across brilliantly to thwart the former Barcelona forward.
15'
Both goalkeepers have remained completely untested, with the midfield battle taking up the opening quarter of an hour of this contest. Sanchez and Neymar have been unable to affect proceedings due to fairly tight marking, while Brazil have even been unable to exploit Chile's collective height from dead ball situations.
13'
It doesn't take long for the first yellow card of what should be a feisty affair, with Albornoz feeling Neymar once again. The Barcelona man manages to win a corner off the same defender with a fancy backheel, but the eventual set-piece delivery is headed away by Hernandez.
11'
M. Albornoz gets yellow.
Neymar is grimacing, after being hit with a couple of physical early challenges, but the Barcelona forward appears determined to carry on. Sampaoli's men are continuing to retain possession well, moving the ball at a reasonable pace but neither Sanchez nor Hernandez have seen a great deal of service as of yet.
9'
Douglas Costa flicks the ball over Mena, before attempting to race down the right-hand side, but a stray touch from the Shakhtar man denies him the chance to cause Chile any real problems. There's now another slight break in play, as Souza has to spend time putting his boot back on.
7'
There's a quick stoppage in play as the matchball is tested by the referee, as the first one in use appears to have gone a little flat. We're back underway within seconds, however, with Isla and Vidal combining before the latter fires an ambitious effort well wide of Jefferson's near post.
5'
Brazil continue to struggle to get out of their own half, with La Roja looking extremely comfortable in the face of pressure. Dunga's men are keeping it fairly tight and congested early on, with neither side able to get in behind their opponents as of yet. Jefferson holds his nerve to take the ball around Sanchez, after some intense pressing from the Gunners' forward.
3'
Chile do a good job of keeping hold of the ball in the opening few minutes, working it from flank to flank while hoping for a gap to appear. Sanchez's first touch was met with cheers from the crowd, possibly due to the presence of numerous Arsenal fans. Sampaoli will be pleased with a fairly bright start.
1'
We are underway in the first half at the Emirates! Brazil are in their customary yellow and blue strip, while Chile don their own first-choice kit of red, white and blue.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Brazil's friendly clash against Chile in their home-from-home of the Emirates Stadium in London. The two nations come into this clash in different mind frames, as the Selecao defeated France 3-1 recently, while Jorge Sampaoli's men travel to England on the back of an unexpected yet deserved 2-0 defeat at the hands of Iran. Dunga has chosen to keep the bulk of the personnel who defeated Les Bleus involved, but the Brazil boss has also thrown in a few different names for good measure.
I'm Simon Harrison and I will be keeping you up to date with all of the action as La Roja attempt to defeat their South American rivals and gain some confidence ahead of the rapidly approaching Copa America which is being held in their own country. Should they defeat Dunga's men here today, despite it being a friendly, it would send out a strong message to the rest of their opponents in that tournament.
TEAM NEWS: Marcelo comes into the back four in place of Filipe Luis, while Fernandinho and Souza make up a defensive midfield two. Douglas Costa, Philippe Coutinho, Neymar and Luiz Adriano are Dunga's chosen attacking options, in what is a reasonably rotated starting 11. This means that the likes of Oscar, Roberto Firmino, Luiz Gustavo and Elias have to be content with a spot on the bench. Jefferson is preferred in goal to Diego Alves.
TEAM NEWS: Sampaoli has included all of his diaspora players from the start in England, with Alexis Sanchez starting in his home stadium. Rodrigo Millar, Arturo Vidal and Charles Aranguiz make up a talented and interesting central midfield trio, while Mauricio Isla and Eugenio Mena provide the width at wing-back. Gary Medel is included in a back three alongside Gonzalo Jara and Miiko Albornoz, while Celta Vigo's Pablo Hernandez will play in roaming support of the lone Sanchez.
Brazil starting line-up (4-2-3-1): Jefferson; Danilo, Miranda, Thiago Silva, Marcelo; Souza, Fernandinho; Douglas Costa, Coutinho, Neymar; Luiz Adriano.
Brazil substitutes: Diego Alves, Elias, Fabinho, Filipe Luis, Gabriel Paulista, Gil, Luiz Gustavo, Marcelo Grohe, Oscar, Roberto Firmino, Robinho, Willian.
HALF TIME! The two sides head into their respective dressing rooms without a goal between them, with chances proving extremely hard to come by in the opening 45 minutes. The lowlight of the half was certainly a sneaky decision by Medel to tread on the calf of Neymar, but otherwise Douglas Costa has had the best opportunity with a snapshot at the back post. Be sure to rejoin us in 10 minutes for the second-half action!
FULL TIME! Brazil beat Chile 1-0 in the run up to Copa America at the Emirates, with a second-half goal from Roberto Firmino the difference between the two sides. Both teams laboured offensively, but Dunga's substitutes were to have the final say in what was a competitive and hard-fought international friendly. That's all we have time for, I've been Simon Harrison and I hope to see you again next time.
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