BARCELONA Two pieces of cool finishing from Ronaldinho and a fine shot from Edmilson helped Brazil to a 3-1 win over a Catalan regional selection as they continued their preparations for the Worl

The lively Paris St. Germain midfielder notched his first with a sweetly-struck free-kick midway through the first half and added a second just before the break when he finished off a fine run by guid

Catalunya pulled a goal back after the break when Luis Garcia's header was adjudged to have crossed the line despite the acrobatics of Brazil keeper Marcos.

But the South American side wrapped up the win when Edmilson cracked home after the Catalans failed to clear after a corner in the 76th minute, Reuters reported.

"I was very happy with the team's performance," Brazil Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari told reporters after the match.

"I was particularly pleased to see are two front men Ronaldo and Denilson working on their defensive game." It was a good test against strong opposition and fortunately we came through without any inj

He hinted that Barcelona forward Rivaldo would return in the Malaysia game after resting a troublesome knee injury.