Jesus rescues Brazil

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Substitute Gabriel Jesus scored twice in the closing minutes to help Brazil come from behind to beat the Czech Republic 3-1 in a friendly on Tuesday.

The Manchester City striker first slammed home a cross from David Neres who had sprinted down the left flank following a superb pass from Danilo on 83 minutes.

And then in the 90th minute, Jesus scored on a rebound of his own shot after a series of clinical passes inside the Czech box.

The Czechs took the lead in the 37th minute when midfielder David Pavelka found himself in possession behind a leaky Brazil defence and slammed the ball in past Alisson.

Roberto Firmino equalised four minutes after half-time, picking up a pass aimed at Czech sweeper Marek Suchy inside the box and firing home.

"I'm super happy with Gabriel Jesus, I'm glad I gave him a chance in the second half," said Brazil coach Tite, praising the 72nd-minute substitute for his offensive drive.

Brazil had a lone shot on goal in the first-half but Czech keeper Jiri Pavlenka had little trouble parrying away Casemiro's free kick.

In the second period, Philippe Coutinho saw his low shot cleared by a diving Pavlenka while substitute Neres fired into the Bremen keeper from close range.

"The Czechs were more creative in the first-half, we lacked this aspect," said Tite.

"The first-half was tough, I was upset with the passing, but second-half substitutions allowed us to combine better."

USA remain unbeaten

Los Angeles: Midfielder Christian Pulisic scored early but limped off with a quadriceps injury on Tuesday as the United States remained unbeaten under coach Gregg Berhalter with a 1-1 friendly draw against Chile.

Pulisic became the youngest American to score 10 international goals when he opened the scoring at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston in the fourth minute.

Pulisic sprinted onto a neatly played ball from Gyasi Zardes, racing into the penalty area and beating goalkeeper Gabriel Arias.

At 20 years, 189 days old Pulisic broke the US mark to double-digit international goals set by Jozy Altidore, who was 20 years, 337 days old when he scored his 10th US goal in October 2010.

The lead lasted just five minutes as Oscar Opazo knotted the score at 1-1 with a left-footed blast in the ninth, completing a sequence that saw US defenders Omar Gonzalez and Matt Miazga beaten.

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