Austria and Brazil are playing live on the international friendly schedule on Tuesday and the match from Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna starts at 1 pm ET and 7 pm local time with coverage from ESPN on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN website as well as beIn Sports as Neymar and company try and keep things going after their tough World Cup results and they have played well since that disappointment.
Neymar comes in hot and so does Brazil, as they won their last friendly against Turkey in a 4-0 match and now they have Austria hosting. Neymar has been playing very well since the World Cup and he scored two goals in the matchup and now the 22 year old has put together some great stats while playing in international games. Neymar was impressive on both of his scores and he helped set up one of the other goals and now Brazil has been looking good since their World Cup collapse a couple months ago.
Brazil won against Turkey in easy fashion and the Turkish side never was really into the game and now Brazil has the chance to add another solid performance. Fernandinho played well in the match as well and Neymar will once again be the main focus for the teams in this matchup. Austria comes into the game playing fairly well, but they are no match for Brazil and the Brazilian side knows this and they will try and get into things early and could play aggressive in this matchup as Austria heads into more Euro qualifying.
Willian also scored for Brazil and Neymar helped set him up and he was the team captain for the match and he has shown that he is the best player and true leader for the team. Brazil attacked well in the match and Neymar looked completely different than he did at the end of the world cup. The team scored the fourth goal in the 60th minute and Turkey couldn't respond and they left with a clean sheet for the matchup.
Neymar has been back to top form after his injury in the World Cup and he has played well in Europe and on the international stage for Brazil. The team has played well since its failures in the World cup and that was an embarrassing finish after the team was so strong through the tournament. Germany ended up winning and the Dutch finished in third after Argentina lost in the finals and the Netherlands won over Brazil.
The host nation was embarrassed after that performance and now they have the chance to keep making up for that. Neymar has done his job and he is one of the main reasons why the team should be strong for the next go around in Russia. The team has a new coach and Dunga has given the team a new mentality and it has worked so far and while putting the World Cup behind was not easy, the team has done a good job of that for the time being.
