Raphinha sees red as Brazil stunned by Japan while Argentina’s post-Messi era starts with defeat

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According to the Guardian, Brazil crashed to a 3-2 defeat against Japan in an international friendly in Singapore. The match ended in chaos as Raphinha, who had been substituted in the 71st minute, was shown a straight red card for protesting Tatsuhiro Sakamoto’s stoppage-time winner. Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti was also sent off. Japan had taken a 2-0 lead through Takefusa Kubo and Keito Nakamura, but Vinicius Junior leveled the score with a brace before Sakamoto’s controversial late goal. In Buenos Aires, Argentina’s post-Messi era began with a 2-1 defeat to Uruguay. Leonardo Balerdi scored an own goal and Maximiliano Araújo added another for Uruguay, while Julián Álvarez scored for the hosts. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni opted not to assign the No 10 jersey for the match, stating he has yet to select a successor.