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BRAZIL v PORTUGAL - RONALDO CAN SPARK PORTUGAL
The glamour fixture in Tuesday's list of international friendlies is Portugal v Brazil at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.
As well as the historical connections between the two, this game sees Phil Scolari pit the team he led to the 2006 World Cup semi-finals against the side he led to World Cup glory in 2002.
Scolari's Portugal won their last meeting 2-1 in a friendly in March 2003 and, even though he's playing it down, he'd love to turn them over again.
Brazil are without Barcelona star Ronaldinho, who has a calf problem, while Ronaldo has been left out of the squad entirely. Adriano does get a recall though - his first since Brazil's World Cup flop.
The Brazilians are unbeaten since Dunga took over after Germany 2006 but Portugal certainly look big at 7/2. Let's not forget, they progressed further in the last World Cup so it's only really long-term reputation which makes Brazil clear favourites to win this match-up on neutral soil.
However, Brazil are hard to beat so the 2/1 'Draw No Bet' option is perhaps the wise play here.
Cristiano Ronaldo is in the form of his life and, as well as being prolific for Manchester United, has a fine scoring record for his country.
He's worth a small play at 10/1 to score the first goal (each-way terms are 1/3 1,2,3, 4 at BetDirect).
By Bettingzone.co.uk
Used with permission.
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