Brazil manager Tite said it was "absurd" his side had to play on such a poor pitch at the Arena do Gremio in Porto Alegre on Thursday after the hosts edged past Paraguay on penalties in the quarter-finals of the 2019 Copa America.
History looked as though it could be set to repeat itself when Paraguay's 10 men held out for a penalty shootout, having knocked the Selecao out the Copa America at the quarter-final stage on spot-kicks in both 2011 and 2015.
Gustavo Gomez saw his opening penalty of the shootout saved by Alisson, but the tension ratcheted up inside the Arena do Gremio when Roberto Firmino sprayed Brazil's fourth effort wide to level proceedings.