Juventus target Gabriel and defender Marquinhos scored a goal each as Brazil defeated Japan 2-0 on Saturday in its final warm-up match ahead of the Rio Games at the Serra Dourada Stadium
Brazil, seeking their first gold medal in football, makes their Olympic debut on Thursday against South Africa in Brasilia. Iraq and Denmark are the other two teams in Group A.
The Olympic gold medal is the only trophy Brazil have never won in football. They finished runner-up three times, including in London four years ago after a team led by Neymar lost 2-1 in the final to Mexico. They had to settle for the silver medal .
Gabriel scores during Brazil's victory over Japan in their final warm-up game ahead of the Olympics
The men's Olympic tournament is played with 16 teams, and the top two in each of the four groups advance to the quarter-finals.
Neymar is one of the biggest stars of the Rio Games in the football event, which is played mostly with under-23 squads. He was one of the three over-23 players each nation was allowed to add to its squad.
Marquinhos (centre) celebrates with Neymar after he scored at the Serra Dourada stadium
The other two were 38-year-old Palmeiras goalkeeper Fernando Prass and 28-year-old Beijing Guoan midfielder Renato Augusto, who have far less international experience than the Barcelona winger.
On Saturday, Uilson replaced Prass who had been listed as doubtful to play because of a right elbow injury that kept him from training as Brazil prepared at its training camp in the city of Teresopolis on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.
Teams were not required to release their players to the Olympic tournament, but Neymar reached a deal with Barcelona to skip the Copa America and join the hosts at the Rio Games.
Neymar takes on Takumi Minamino (right) and Masahi Kamekawa (left) during Saturday's game
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