Brazil crushes China in friendly
(09-11 13:59)
Neymar scored a hat-trick as Brazil crushed China 8-0 in a friendly in Recife on Monday, appeasing home fans who had jeered their poor display against South Africa last week.
The northeast of Brazil, and Recife in particular, has traditionally given the team strong support in hard times so there was no better place for Mano Menezes's beleaguered side to come than the Arruda stadium.
After losing the London Olympics final to Mexico last month, Brazil were jeered during an unconvincing 1-0 win over South Africa in Sao Paulo on Friday.
At the end of Monday's match, Brazil's players gathered in the middle of the pitch to thank the fans for their renewed support, Reuters reports.
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