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Rio 2016: 'Brazilian football is not dead!' Micale hails historic gold medal

Rogerio Micale believes Brazil's historic gold medal at Rio 2016 has restored pride in the national team.

Head coach Rogerio Micale proudly declared that "Brazilian football is not dead" after leading the nation to a historic Olympic gold medal at Rio 2016.

A pulsating gold medal match against Germany finished 1-1 after extra time at the Maracana and fittingly it was the poster boy of Brazilian football, Neymar, that hammered home the winning spot-kick in a 5-4 shootout victory.

It was a moment of history for the proud footballing nation, which has won the World Cup on five occasions but had never triumphed at the Olympics before Saturday's dramatic final.