Brazil ease to Copa warm-up win

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Gabriel Barbosa marked his first senior international appearance with a goal as Brazil fine-tuned their Copa America preparations with a routine 2-0 win over Panama in a warm-up encounter in Denver.

The Santos star, 19, arguably owes his place in Dunga’s 23-man squad for the forthcoming tournament in the United States to Neymar’s absence, with the Barcelona forward absent due to his participation at this summer’s Rio Olympics.

And Gabriel boosted his chances of a starting berth when Brazil begin their campaign in Pasadena against Ecuador on June 4 with a well-taken …

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