Two nations looking to return to form will do battle today in an international friendly between Brazil and Serbia. The Brazilian World Cup tune-up scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
Despite a 4-0 dismantling of Panama in an international friendly earlier this week, Brazil head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari remains worried about the potency of his side. Improvement is there, but Scolari understands a better performance will be needed against Serbia and Croatia in the coming weeks.
"It's all going according to plan if you take into consideration that we haven't played together in more than three months, and only had seven days to prepare. The players know they are not ready," he said (via Fox Sports). "We weren't ready to face a stronger opponent right now," he added.
"I'm still concerned, but not as much as I was on Sunday. Against Panama, I saw a little bit more of the same things that I saw during the Confederations Cup and the friendlies."
"There's still room for improvement."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Brazil's Marcelo adds an added threat on the wing for the national team. The 26-year-old left-back made 28 league appearances for Real Madrid last season, contributing six assists and averaging 1.6 key passes per match.
Brazil's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Cesar; Marcelo, Silva, Luiz, Alves; Gustavo, Paulinho; Neymar, Oscar, Hulk; Fred
Serbia's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Stojkovic; Kolarov, Mitrovic, Ivanovic, Basta; Matic, Gudelj, Tadic; Markovic, Djordjevic, Tosic
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