Two nations looking to return to form will do battle today in an international friendly between Austria and Brazil. The match scheduled for 1 p.m. ET will be held at the Ernst-Happel Stadion in Leopoldstadt and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Austria head coach Marcel Koller (via Sky Sports): "It would be nice if we could continue our unbeaten run, but this is not the first priority. It is important to evolve against a top opponent. We want to show something. The stadium is full and we do not want to stand around as puppets and let the Brazilians run around us. Every time you think you can grab Neymar, he is gone again. That is nice to look at, and we will enjoy it, even if we hope he doesn't hurt us."
Brazil center-back Miranda: "When we get good results, it's even better. Austria will be one more opponent. In these type of games, it all depends on what we show on the pitch."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Brazil's Luiz Adriano will look to continue his scoring form in Leopoldstadt. In four appearances with Shakhtar Donetsk in Champion League play, the 27-year-old has nine goals and an assist.
Austria's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): lmer, Klein, Dragovic, Hinteregger, Fuchs, Harnik, Leitgeb, Baumgartlinger, Arnautovic, Junuzovic, Janko
Brazil's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Alves; Luiz, Luiz, Miranda, Danilo; Oscar, Gustavo, Fernandinho; Neymar, Adriano, Willian
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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