Brazil enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 victory over South Korea in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, bringing an end to a five-game winless streak.
Goals from Lucas Paqueta, Philippe Coutinho and Danilo secured the triumph and helped the team bounce back from their 1-0 defeat to arch-rivals Argentina in Saudi Arabia.
“Today we showed the fans why Brazil is one of the best international teams,” manager Tite, whose team had not recorded a win since lifting the Copa America in July, said. “We did a great job and ended with a great result. But not only did we have a great result, we also performed really well."
South Korea manager was happy with his side's efforts. "Obviously, no coach likes losing, but I think the match was pretty competitive despite the result," he said.
"The margin shouldn't have been this large. We missed chances to cut the deficit and ended up without a goal. But I think we did a good job offensively. But I was a bit disappointed with our defensive effort. This was a match where we learned that we have to pay the consequences if we make mistakes against powerful teams like this."
The friendly was Brazil's last before they begin their qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup in March next year. The draw is made next month.
