Who Is Samuel Lino? Meet The Flamengo Winger Who Scored Brace In India vs Brazil Friendly

Brazil signed off their international window in royal fashion, crushing India 4-0 at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday in the first-ever senior men’s meeting between the two nations. Estevao Willian and Pedro put the Selecao in command before the break, but the evening’s headline act arrived off the bench.

Flamengo winger Samuel Lino struck twice after half-time, one early in the second period and another deep in stoppage time, to turn a routine win into an emphatic statement of intent, upsetting a huge home crowd in the Mecca of Indian Football.

India vs Brazil Highlights

The India football team began with spirit, and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu denied Vinicius Junior in the eighth minute. Brazil’s quality eventually told when Chelsea’s Estevao cut inside and fired a left-footed finish in the 28th minute.