Panama claimed a famous draw with Brazil in Saturday's friendly, as AC Milan star Lucas Paqueta opened his international account.
2019 Friendlies
1-1
Match Events
18' CHANCE! Firmino's header wide out
FIRMINO COMES CLOSE! Coutinho loops a brilliant cross into the middle of the box after cutting inside from the left wing and picks out Firmino. The forward gets his head on the ball but he can't direct his header on target and it is wide of the far post.
32' GOAL! Brazil 1-0 Panama (Paqueta)
PAQUETA GIVES BRAZIL THE LEAD! It was a great ball into the box and Paqueta was left in a lot of space at the far post. He hit his shot low back across goal and the keeper did get a hand to the ball, but he ended up just helping it into the net. 1-0 Brazil!
36' GOAL! Brazil 1-1 Panama (Machado)
MACHADO EQUALISES FOR PANAMA! From the free-kick, he got his head to the ball and his effort looped over Ederson and into the back of the net. 1-1! But was is offside?
71' CLOSE! Casemiro's header hits the bar
CASEMIRO HITS THE CROSSBAR! Coutinho's corner is put into the centre of the box and the captain rises highest to get on the end of it. His header has beaten the keeper but once again the woodwork is rattled. Richarlison does have a chance to put it in on the rebound, but his shot is wide.
Match Reports
Lucas Paqueta opened his Brazil account but it was not enough to prevent the Selecao from slumping to an alarming 1-1 draw with Panama in the absence of the injured Neymar.
Brazil were on top for much of the game and created the better chances, but without Neymar they lacked a leader in attack and failed to beat a Panama side who have lost to the likes of Ecuador and Honduras since exiting the 2018 World Cup pointless.
Wearing Brazil's number 10 jersey – usually reserved for the injured Neymar – for the first time, Paqueta opened his international account just past the half-hour mark, though Panama equalised in contentious fashion through captain Adolfo Machado, who appeared to be offside.
Line-ups
Brazil XI: João Miranda, Fágner, Philippe Coutinho, Casemiro, Roberto Firmino, Alex Telles, Ederson Moraes, Arthur, Richarlison, Eder Militão, Lucas Paquetá
Subs: Thiago Silva, Weverton, Danilo, A.Sandro, Allan, Alisson, F.Anderson, Marquinhos, Fabinho, Everton, Gabriel Jesus, David Neres
Panama XI: G. Torres, A. Machado, A. Cooper, E. Davis, H. Cummings, Luis Mejía, A. Quintero, A. Godoy, F. Escobar, M. Murillo, José Rodriguez
Subs: O. Browne, A. Arroyo, O. Mosquera, J. Vargas, C. Blackman, J. Fajardo, E. Walker