"A friend of mine was in Italy recently and he was watching TV and they were discussing how a little club in Adelaide had made the Asian Champions League semi-finals against Rivaldo's side," Ross Aloisi, former Reds great and Fox Sports commentator, told au.fourfourtwo.com.

With Rivaldo on show for Bunyodkor and Zico in the dugout, and Adelaide's strong Brazilian flavour with key men Cassio, Diego Walsh and Cristiano, Brazilian fans would've felt at home watching the ACL semi finals.

And Brazilian TV is set to show the game in Tashkent as well. Together with booming ratings on Fox Sports locally, Adelaide have given the A-League a huge boost globally.

"It's massive and shows Adelaide and Australia are reaping huge benefits and credibility across the world from being in the Asian Champions League," added Aloisi.

And the recently retired Aloisi reiterated his pride over the performance of teenager Daniel Mullen.

He added: "I played with his dad in the early 90s when Daniel was just a tot back then but he didn't look out of place against Bunyodkor.

"Daniel and Scott Jamieson are going to be superstars."