Samuel Lino Scores First Brazil Goals as Brazil Thrash India 4-0 in Kolkata

Brazil beat India 4-0 in the first-ever senior men's meeting between the two nations, in front of a packed Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday, October 3.

Estevao and Pedro put the five-time world champions 2-0 up before Samuel Lino added a second-half double to complete the scoring. Both of Lino's goals were his first for the Brazil senior team, a landmark night for the Flamengo forward on his first start since being called up for Carlo Ancelotti's post-World Cup squad.

The result extended India's winless run against South American opposition, with the hosts, coached by Khalid Jamil, unable to lay a glove on their highest-ranked opponents since the FIFA World Rankings began in 1992. Brazil arrived in Kolkata unbeaten since their round-of-16 exit to Norway at the 2026 World Cup, having drawn with and then beaten Australia either side of the trip to India, and the win continues a perfect start to this international window for Ancelotti's rebuilding squad.

For India, the match was framed less around the scoreline and more around the occasion itself, with tickets for the game selling out within minutes and Kolkata's long-standing passion for Brazilian football on full display. Raphinha missed the trip after being withdrawn from the squad with a minor thigh issue picked up against Australia, while India will have little time to dwell on the margin of defeat, with a friendly against two-time world champions Uruguay following in the same city on October 6.