Carlos Augusto plays all 90 minutes as Brazil lose 3-2 to Japan in Singapore
Inter left-back Carlos Augusto played the full 90 minutes for Brazil in Singapore on Saturday, a year after his previous appearance for the national team. Japan won the friendly 3-2 with a goal in the 91st minute.
Carlos Augusto is back in a Brazil shirt. According to Inter’s official website, the Nerazzurri defender started Brazil’s friendly against Japan at the Singapore National Stadium and was on the pitch for the full 90 minutes. It was his fifth cap for Brazil and his first since the previous meeting with Japan in October 2025.
Japan win it late
The match did not go the way Brazil wanted. Kubo and Nakamura put Japan two goals ahead, and Vinicius scored twice to bring Brazil level. Sakamoto then struck in the 91st minute to give Japan a 3-2 victory.
For Augusto, the start matters as much as the result. A full 90 minutes in the starting line-up is a clear sign of trust from the Brazil staff after a year without a call-up.
Another game to come
Brazil are not finished in Singapore. Inter’s international duty schedule lists a second friendly, against Singapore, on Tuesday, November 17, with a kick-off at 11:00 CET (18:00 local time). Augusto is one of eleven Inter players away with their national teams during this break, with Italy’s Nations League game in Brussels against Belgium also taking place on Sunday evening.
The left-back’s club future has been a topic here in recent days, and our earlier report on his contract situation remains the place to start for that background. Nothing in Saturday’s match report from the club changes that picture.
Back to Serie A on November 22
Inter’s players return to their club after the break. Cristian Chivu’s side restart the league campaign away to Atalanta on Sunday, November 22, at 20:45 CET in Matchday 12, according to the club’s fixture rundown. That begins a stretch of nine matches in four competitions in 31 days, ending with the Supercoppa Italiana against Lazio at San Siro on December 22.
Augusto will have played two friendlies in Singapore by then, if he features again on Tuesday, before he rejoins Chivu’s squad.
