Japan fought back from 2-0 down to beat Brazil 3-2 in an epic friendly in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Carlo Ancelotti made plenty of changes to his Brazil side which thumped South Korea 5-0 on Friday and two forwards who had come into the starting lineup, Paulo Henrique and Gabriel Martinelli, scored in the first half to put them 2-0 up.

But Japan came surging back in the second half and scored three times inside an incredible 19-minute spell, with Brazil’s Fabricio Bruno having a nightmare few minutes. Takumi Minamino pulled one back after a huge error from Bruno, then Keito Nakamura made it 2-2 with plenty of help from Bruno too, before Ayase Ueda headed home the winner.

Ancelotti will have been disappointed with the way his Brazil side collapsed in the second half, but he made plenty of change

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