Rio de Janeiro, Sep 27 (EFE).- The Brazilian coach, Dorival Júnior, once again included the trio of Real Madrid attackers made up of Vinícius, Endrick and Rodrygo in the squad list for Brazil’s next two matches in the World Cup qualifiers. 2026 World Cup, with Chile and Peru in October.
The list of 23 called up, announced this Friday in Rio de Janeiro, also included attacker Raphinha, from Barcelona, and forwards Igor Jesus and Luiz Henrique, who have stood out in the campaigns with which Botafogo leads the Brazilian Championship and qualified for the semifinals. in the Copa Libertadores.
The promising 17-year-old Estevão, Palmeiras forward and already committed to English club Chelsea, who is recovering from an injury, fell from the previous call-up.
In the new list, the absence of Neymar, a Saudi Al-Hilal player who is still out due to his serious knee injury and with no expectation of returning to the field, stands out again, as well as the exclusion of Pedro, from Flamengo, who was Brazil’s hope in attack but suffered the same injury.
The presence of some who are already the undisputed starters in Dorival Júnior’s team was not surprising, among whom, in addition to the trio of Real Madrid attackers, the goalkeeper Alisson and the defenders Éder Militão and Marquinhos.
The big news on the list are Igor Jesus and full-back Abner (Lyon), called up for the first time for the Brazilian team, while Rafinha (Barcelona), Vanderson (Monaco) and Bremer (Juventus) were once again taken into account after a long absence.
Brazil, in fifth place in the South American qualifying classification, will visit Chile on October 10 in Santiago and five days later they will host Peru in Brasilia.
The next two rivals of the Canarinha are the last two in the qualifying classification. Brazil, with 10 points and 18 points away from leader Argentina, leads Chile by 5 points and Peru by 7 points.
In the first two qualifying matches under the command of Dorival Júnior, at the beginning of September, Brazil narrowly beat Ecuador in a match in which they were booed and lost 1-0 on their visit to Paraguay in Asunción.
The current coach took over in January of this year, replacing Fernando Diniz, and had four wins, five draws and one defeat in his ten games for Brazil.
– The list of 23 players from Brazil:
. Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Bento (Al-Nassr) and Ederson (Manchester City).
. Defenders: Danilo (Juventus), Vanderson (Monaco), Abner (Lyon), Guilherme Arana (Atlético Mineiro), Bremer (Juventus), Éder Militão (Real Madrid), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) and Marquinhos (PSG).
. Midfielders: André (Wolverhampton), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Gerson (Flamengo), Lucas Paquetá (West Ham) and Rodrygo (Real Madrid).
. Delanteros: Endrick (Real Madrid), Igor Jesus (Botafogo), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Luiz Henrique (Botafogo), Raphinha (Barcelona), Savinho (Manchester City) and Vinícius Junior (Real Madrid).
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2024-09-28 01:35:11
