Neymar is in the wind... surprises in Brazil’s roster for the 2024 Copa America

Brazil – The coach of the Brazilian national football team, Dorival Junior, announced yesterday, Friday, the official lineup of the “Seleção” to compete in the “Copa America 2024” tournament, which witnessed great surprises.

The United States of America will host the “Copa America 2024” tournament, from June 20 to July 14, 2024, and in the two test matches against Mexico and America before its start.

Dorival Junior, captain of the Seleção, excluded Neymar Junior, a player from Al Hilal Saudi Club, from his official squad for the “Copa America 2024” tournament, in addition to his teammate, defender Renan Lodi.

The new list was also devoid of a large number of names that were in the previous squad, most notably Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Casemiro (Manchester United), Joelinton (Newcastle), Rafael Vega (Palmeras), Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan), and Premier (Juventus). Emerson Royal (Tottenham).

The Brazilian coach explained the matter during his press conference by saying that the decision is purely technical, indicating that they are trying to evaluate all active players, saying: “For us, age or club does not matter. All that matters is the moment of each player, the condition he has reached, and the level he can reach.” Submit it.

Neymar, who participated in 128 matches for the Seleção and scored 79 goals, suffered a serious injury in his last match against Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, on October 18, which kept him out of the stadiums, while Lodi was excluded despite his inclusion in the preliminary list in the last round. Camp for the “Samba Dancers” team, February, to face Spain and England in a friendly match.

Brazil’s list is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Pinto (Atletico Paranaense)

Defense line: Danilo (Juventus), Dave-Yan Couto (Girona), Guilherme Arana (Atletico Mineiro), Wendell (Porto), Beraldo (Paris Saint-Germain), Eder Militao (Real Madrid), Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal), Marquinhos (Paris). Saint-Germain).

Midfield: Andreas Pereira (Fulham), Joao Gomez (Wolverhampton), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), and Lucas Paqueta (West Ham).

Attacking line: Andrik (Palmereis), Evanilson (Porto), Rodrigo (Real Madrid), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Rafinha (Barcelona), Savinho (Girona), and Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid).