Philippe Coutinho stars as Brazil end victory drought against South Korea in Abu Dhabi

Tite's team register first win in six matches with 3-0 verdict at Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium

Brazil's Philippe Coutinho celebrates scoring against South Korea at the Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazil players celebrate Philippe Coutinho's goal against South Kore. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazil's Philippe Coutinho scores against South Korea in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazil fans before the game at the Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazils Lucas Paqueta scored the opener against South Korea at Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazil's Richarlison and South Korea's Kim Minjae vie for the ball at Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazil's Lucas Paqueta and South Korea's Jung Woo-young. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazil's Philippe Coutinho celebrates after scoring their second goal. Reuters

Brazil'sLucas Paqueta heads home the first goal. Reuters

Brazil'sLucas Paqueta heads home the first goal. AFP

South Korea fans at the Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazil defend a scorner against South Korea. EPA

Danilo of Brazil scores their third goal. EPA

Brazil's Danilo, left, celebrates his goal with Richarlison. Getty

Brazil's Richarlison and South Korea's Kim Moonhwan. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The South Korea team line up before the game. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The Brazil team line up in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazil attacker Gabriel Jesus with South Korea's Son Heung-min. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazil's Arthur Melo and South Korea's Na Sangho. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazil's Danilo scored in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazil's Richarlison and South Korea attacker Son Heung-min vie for the ball in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazil attacker Richarlison and South Korea's Kim Minjae. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Brazil registered their first victory in six matches by defeating South Korea 3-0 in their friendly in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

The five-time world champions, playing in the UAE as part of their Global Tour, triumphed at the Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium through goals from Lucas Paqueta, Philippe Coutinho and Danilo.

The opener arrived in the ninth minute, when Coutinho released left-back Renan Lodi, whose deflected cross was met by Pacqueta to power home his header from close range. It was only the forward’s second international goal in 11 appearances.

Brazil doubled their lead on 36 minutes, after Hwang Ui-jo had fouled Liverpool midfielder Fabinho on the edge of the penalty area. From there, Coutinho curled a superb free-kick high into the Korean net.

Things got worse for Paulo Bento’s side on the hour mark, Danilo racing on to Renan’s cut-back to drill his shot beyond Jo Hyeon-woo in the opposition goal. The closest South Korea came to scoring arrived in the first half, when Coutinho inadvertently deflected a free-kick off his own post. The two-time Asian champions were captained on the night by Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min.

The match brought to a close Brazil’s tour of the Middle East. On Thursday, the Copa America holders lost 1-0 to rivals Argentina in Saudi Arabia.