2023-09-24 00:25:31
Brazil called up Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior this Saturday to play the next matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Venezuela after the forward suffered a muscle tear at the end of August.
The Brazilian coach, Fernando Diniz, He highlighted at a press conference that Vinícius, whose absence was expected to last six weeks, is “a great protagonist in world football” and did not mention the injury.
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Vinícius will share the spotlight in the attack with Neymarof Saudi Al-Hilal, whom the coach said he hopes will still “write the most beautiful pages in the history of football.”
One of the few new features of the call is the inclusion of the midfielder Gerson, Flamengo player, whom the coach praised for his perseverance.
Apart from Gerson, Diniz kept last month’s squad practically intact with the aim of gaining “consistency.” “With fewer player changes, there is a greater chance that understanding will advance more quickly,” he said.
Without Endrick, Roque or Antony
No great Brazilian promises such as forwards appear on the squad list Endrick, from Palmeiras and already acquired by Real Madrid, and Vítor Roque, who will join FC Barcelona in January after being injured with Athletico Paranaense.
He is not called either Antony, Manchester United player, after being investigated in Brazil due to the complaint filed by his ex-partner for domestic violence.
The ‘canarinha’ will face Venezuela on October 12 in the Brazilian city of Cuiabá and Uruguay on the 17th in Montevideo.
In the first two games of the World Cup qualifiers, the Brazilian team won by a landslide against Bolivia (5-1) and, more modestly, against Peru (0-1), with which Brazil leads the qualifying group.
The coach assessed that in both games there were “more positive points than negative points” and highlighted that the defense against Peru was “impeccable”, although he acknowledged that he would have liked to make changes to the lineup earlier during that game.
Brazil’s list
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Lucas Perri (Botafogo).
Defenders: Bremer (Juventus), Marquinhos (PSG), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Nino (Fluminense), Danilo (Juventus), Vanderson (Monaco), Caio Henrique (Monaco), Renan Lodi (Marsella).
Midfielders: André (Fluminense), Casemiro (Manchester United), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Gerson (Flamengo), Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras).
Delanteros: Neymar (Al-Hilal), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Vinícius Junior (Real Madrid), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Richarlison (Tottenham), Raphinha (Barcelona), Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton).
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