Neymar Says Chile Deployed UFC Tactics During Friendly

Neymar accused Chile of deploying "UFC" tactics after he was on the end of some rough treatment during Brazil's 1-0 friendly victory at the Emirates Stadium.

Roberto Firmino's 72nd-minute strike was enough for the Selecao to extend their winning streak to eight matches, but the major talking point was Gary Medel's stamp on Neymar.

The Inter Milan midfielder appeared to tread on the Barcelona star during a first half altercation, but escaped without caution, much to Neymar's dismay.

"This wasn't a game of football," he said. "It's meant to be football not UFC. The referee is there to stop these things from happening, but there were four referees and none of them saw anything!

"It seems we have to suffer. I am a sufferer!"

Medel, meanwhile, rejected the post-match protests of the 23-year-old in a scathing response on Twitter, in which he accused him of "theatre".

"Tackles are normal in a game. Some players do theatre, others play football ... it's a pity that not everyone gets on with the game."

The victory means Dunga has won all eight of his matches since taking over from Luiz Felipe Scolari following last summer's World Cup, but teh Brazil coach preferred to talk about the failure of referee Martin Atkinson to protect his players.

Atkinson faced criticism earlier this season when Burnley striker Ashley Barnes escaped punishment for a reckless tackle on Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic, who was subsequently sent off for his reaction.

"Did my players receive enough protection from the referee? They weren't protected very much," Dunga said.

"Regarding the incident between Medel and Neymar, that is a decision the referee must make.

"The players have to carry on - there are a lot of cameras that cover everything now so the players just have to play football."

Brazil's miserable end to last year's World Cup, which saw the team thrashed 7-1 by Germany in the semi-finals and then 3-0 to Holland in the third place play-off, led to Dunga being installed as manager for the second time.

The team's revival under Dunga's stewardship has included victories over Colombia, Argentina and France, whom Brazil beat 3-1 on Thursday.

"I am very happy with the players' reaction since the World Cup and how the players are dealing with everything after the World Cup," Dunga said.

"They are working hard and know the responsibility they have when they play for the Brazilian team.

"They are determined to change what has happened in the past."

Dunga added: "We are building a competitive team that is working through our obstacles very well.

"We played against a strong team in France and today we changed six players and still played very well.

"Chile are a good team and we were strong throughout."

Chile were arguably the surprise package at last year's World Cup, where they lost to Brazil on penalties in the last 16, but Jorge Sampaoli's side have stumbled of late.

This was their third defeat in four friendly matches, coming on the back of losses to Uruguay and Iran, but Sampaoli remained upbeat.

"With three days since the last game (a 2-0 defeat to Iran) it was going to be difficult," Sampaoli said.

"The overall performance today was good, aside from the result. I'm very happy with the players."