Mane strikes twice as Senegal beat Brazil in friendly
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations - Semi Final - Burkina Faso v Senegal - Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde, Cameroon - February 2, 2022 Senegal's Sadio Mane reacts REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani / File Photo
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Sadio
Mane scored two goals as African champions Senegal came from behind to defeat
Brazil 4-2 in an international friendly in Lisbon on Tuesday.
Five-time
World Cup winners Brazil are still without a coach after the departure of Tite
last year, while Neymar remains sidelined by an ankle injury suffered in
February.
Lucas
Paqueta headed the South Americans ahead from Vinicius Junior's cross 10
minutes in, but Senegal equalized through a thumping left-foot volley by Strasbourg
forward Habib Diallo.
Marquinhos
put Senegal ahead early in the second half when the Paris Saint-Germain
defender inadvertently turned the ball into his own net.
Mane,
who missed the World Cup with injury and endured a tough first season at Bayern
Munich, added a third minutes later with a superb curling shot into the top
corner.
Brazil
halved the deficit when Marquinhos this time scored at the right end, looping a
mishit effort over Senegal goalkeeper Mory Diaw.
But
Mane wrapped up Senegal's victory deep into stoppage time as he grabbed his
second goal of the game from the penalty spot.


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