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Brazil takes on Haiti still looking for a fix at the Copa America

The noises coming out of the Brazilian camp demonstrate there are still issues to rectify this summer, but there has been little sign of improvement

ORLANDO, Fla. — Just minutes after Brazil's fairly uninspiring scoreless draw with Ecuador in their Copa America Centenario opener on Saturday, Renato Augusto spelled out what should be a reasonably straightforward challenge for the five-times World Champions.

"We need to beat Haiti and then play Peru," he said.

Thanks to Peru's 1-0 victory against Haiti on Saturday, the Selecao have ground to make up in Group B.

Putting the focus on the next game is the usual get out of jail free card played by footballers after they or their teams have underperformed.