Whether it was down to luck or sheer refereeing incompetence, no matter how you look at it, Brazil walked out of the Rose Bowl after the opening match of their Copa America campaign with a result they didn't really deserve.
The 0-0 draw against Ecuador was a result that will do nothing but deepen the confidence crisis that has been running through the side since last year's disastrous Copa America in Chile and their stumbling World Cup qualifying campaign (where they are currently sixth in the table after six games) in CONMEBOL.
Of course it could have been worse: the Selecao should have gone 1-0 down after goalkeeper Alisson fluffed what looked like an innocuous cross and managed to throw it into his own net.