Brazil head coach Tite was proud of the way his side dug deep to see off Uruguay in a friendly that was anything but.

Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium bore witness to a feisty all-South American encounter which ended 1-0 to the Selecao on Friday evening.

Tackles flew in throughout a match that saw eight bookings and a controversially-awarded penalty, which Neymar tucked away after referee Craig Pawson adjudged Diego Laxalt to have fouled Danilo.

“It was a South American derby,” said Brazil head coach Tite. “We’ve got respect for Uruguay. Regardless of it being a friendly, they have, they are, a good team with a high level.

“They played two different systems and they did well in both of them.

“They were filtering the ball through, creating chances and creating options.

“They were finding ways to get the ball through and they’ve got those dangerous players up front.

“Those really dangerous players and when you think about (Rodrigo) Bentancur, who plays at Juventus, the quality he has.

“And if you think of all the things that they did in that match, we still managed to control them – and it’s difficult to control Uruguay.

“We were able to keep consistency even with so many changes within the team.”