In Brisbane, Brazil’s friendly against Australia brought a first-half contribution and a precautionary concern for Raphinha, whose evening ended at the interval after he felt discomfort in his thigh.
Raphinha scores before the interval change
- Danilo won a penalty for Brazil in the 45th minute of the first half.
- After a VAR review confirmed the decision, Raphinha stepped up to take the kick.
- The Barcelona forward drove his effort firmly into goalkeeper Beach’s left-hand corner, scoring Brazil’s second goal and bringing the match level.
- Raphinha did not return for the second half after reporting a problem in his thigh.
- Coach Carlo Ancelotti replaced him with Endrick at half-time.
The substitution came in a friendly rather than a competitive fixture, but it leaves Barcelona attentive to the condition of one of their key attacking players after the international outing in Australia.
