However, in the dying moments of the game, just as the Selecao captain Neymar was being replaced by Christopher Nkunku, he was confronted by the kid, who invaded the pitch.
The Red Devils made it through the last eight of the competition following the 2-0 win over Chelsea with two first half goals from Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba.
Piquerez hit the Juventus attacker's left foot during the game and Dybala, who stayed on the ground for some minutes after the challenge, did not return for the second period of the match.
World's top footballer Cristiano Ronaldo walked out onto the field before the start of the Russia-Portugal football match of the 2017 Confederations Cup accompanied by a disabled ten-year old girl, Polina Khayeredinova.
Former Arsenal man, Alan Smith has hit out at Chelsea's 'haphazard' approach in the football transfer market, claiming they only signed winger Mykhailo Mudryk to 'pinch' him from London rivals the Gunners.
He was taken to the North Emergency Care Unit (UPA) - a medical facility in the city but could not be saved. 'They put him in the car and then the neighbour went to the UPA.
I can't believe I'm standing in front of the Russian president," the Nigerian said in Russian language. But Putin was quick to come up with a way of dispelling his doubts, telling the young man: "Go ahead and pinch me."
"I had a text from my mum before the game saying these are the nights you dreamed of as a kid," he said post-match. "Everyone in the world was watching. Sometimes you pinch yourself. This is life, innit."
Her post read; "Dear parents train your children well, train them wellllllll because I wouldn't tolerate a pinch if your child hurts mine. I'll burn down your generation, I'll make you feel my pain 100times over..
"This is a major form of obligation reduction for Nigerians and families and young people at a time when Nigerians are feeling thepinch. We believe this is the way to go."