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Reuters, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil striker Adriano has told Argentina to respect his nation's shirt after accusing them of making provocative gestures on the eve of Wednesday's Confederations Cup final. Adriano scored twice to finish as the competition's top scorer with five goals as the world champions beat their arch-rivals 4-1 in Frankfurt. He told Brazilian television that the two teams crossed during their training sessions at the Waldstadion on the day before the match and that Argentina tried to wind up the world champions. "They start making some gestures which weren't very nice," he said. "So maybe it's something for them to reflect and time for them to learn to respect the Brazil shirt." Brazil's performance has left them as firm favourites to win a sixth World Cup next year and coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said it was time for Brazil to win the tournament as favourites rather than dark horses. "The last three times we won the World Cup, in 1970, 1994 and 2002, nobody really believed in us beforehand," he said. "We need to be able to arrive as favourites and win as favourites."
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