-Miranda: Brazil Unlucky to lose on penalty

Everton Ribeiro and Douglas Costa both failed to convert their spot-kicks but the stand-in Selecao skipper refused to criticise his colleagues

Miranda struggled to find the right words after Brazil's devastating Copa America exit at the hands ofParaguay, insisting that his team were unlucky to go out on penalties.

Robinho put the Selecao ahead after just a quarter of an hour in Concepcion but Derlis Gonzalez levelled matters from the spot with 18 minutes remaining.

The Paraguay attacker then repeated the feat in the shootout, after misses from Brazil duo Everton Ribeiro and Douglas Costa, to send his side through to the semi-finals and leave Miranda and his colleagues disconsolate.

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