Japan stun Brazil 3-2 in stoppage time as Ancelotti, Raphinha sent off

Brazil forward Raphinha and manager Carlo Ancelotti were shown red cards for protesting against a referee’s decision in the South American giant’s shock defeat to Japan in a thrilling friendly match in Singapore. Substitute Tatsuhiro Sakamoto netted his first international goal with a late winner on Saturday as Japan edged Brazil 3-2 at the National Stadium.

A brilliant brace by Vinicius Jr had erased a two-goal deficit after strikes by Takefusa Kubo and Keito Nakamura put the Samurai Blue 2-0 up in the opening 19 minutes. But Sakamoto was in the right place to fire home after latching on to Kodai Sano’s deflected effort in stoppage time to give the Asian side a dramatic victory in front of 38,688 people.

Brazil appealed for a foul in the build-up to the goal, but VAR upheld the goal, and Raphinha and manager Ancelotti were shown red cards for their protests. Ancelotti seemed surprised at the decision while Raphinha was led away by midfielder Marlon Gomes and team officials as he tried to approach referee Jansen Foo, who was instead confronted by Vinicius and Bruno Guimaraes.