The Senegalese football team beat Brazil 4-2 in a friendly match played in Lisbon, Portugal on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Brazil was the first to score through West Ham United\u2019s attacking midfielder Lucas Paqueta in the 11th minute. Real Madrid\u2019s winger, Vinicius Junior, swung in a cross which was headed into the back of the net by Paqueta, signalling a promising start for the five-time world champions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) defending champions, Senegal, equalised in the 22nd minute through RB Leipzig centre-back Abdou-Lakhad Diallo, who fired a volley past Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson Moraes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Senegal had to wait until the second half to take a lead in the match when PSG defender, Marquinhos, put the ball into his own net in the 52nd minute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The Lions of Teranga extended their lead through Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane in the 55th minute.<\/p>\n
The Senegalese national team faced off against a star-studded Brazilian team. Photo.<\/p>\n
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Mane, who missed the World Cup in Qatar through injury, fired a superb curling shot into the top corner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Brazil pulled one back three minutes later through Marquinhos, who redeemed himself after his earlier own goal. The 29-year-old looped the ball past Senegalese goalkeeper, Mory Diaw, in the 58th minute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Senegal won a penalty late into additional time, when Ederson brought down late substitute, Nicolas Jackson, inside the 18-yard box after he had bolted past Brazil\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Mane stepped forward to face off against the Manchester City goalkeeper in the 97th minute. After taking a deep breath, the Senegalese star sprinted forward and fired a shot into the bottom right corner, sending Ederson the wrong way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
This is the second consecutive time Brazil is playing against Senegal without registering a win, with their last encounter in 2019, also a friendly match, ending in a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n
Senegal are the defending champions of AFCON, looking at their present form it will be no surprise when they win the next Africa cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Senegal\u2019s win was an encouraging one as it came against a star-studded Brazilian team that had the likes of Danilo, Eder Militao, Richarlison, Alex Sandro and Bruno Guimaraes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Brazil are, however, yet to get a permanent head coach since the resignation of Tite in December 2022 after the Selecao were bundled out of the World Cup in the quarterfinal stage by Croatia.<\/p>\n
The question that many keep asking is, do we still have a soccer nation, now that Saudi Arabia and the USA targeting high-class players?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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