Pato lives up to hype with quick impact

Shaaban came out of his area to the left back position to clear the ball, only to fire it at Pato, who needed little encouragement to turn and loft it into the empty goal from the tight angle.

This contest had been dubbed as a match to commemorate the 1958 World Cup Final.

At least some of the players on show tried to live up to the spirit of Pele, Garrincha, Zagallo and Co. Others looked about as talented as Ulrika Jonsson.

The many Arsenal fans in the stadium will remember Julio Baptista's woeful first touch from his loan spell last season. Nothing has changed.

If there was a parallel to Stockholm 50 years ago, it was Brazil's slow start. Shorn of Ronaldinho and Kaka, they struggled.

Sweden had several half-chances before Markus Rosenberg spurned their best opening, firing wide.

That was the wake-up call. Diego looked lively but could not find his range, firing a succession of long-range shots wide.

Baptista came close from a 25-yard free-kick and Robinho, for all his stepovers, could not find a breakthrough.

Restless Brazil fans chanted for Alexandre Pato to be given his debut shortly after the restart and the latest Boy Wonder was brought on alongside Manchester United midfielder Anderson, who had been bold enough earlier in the week to suggest he could fill Kaka's boots.

Minutes later, Pato's delicious splitting pass put through to Diego, who was denied a penalty when going over following Mikael Dorsin's challenge.

But it did not take long for Pato to make amends for his disappointment.