Brazil has been waiting for Vinicius for five years

Brazil It has been a long time, perhaps too long, waiting for Viniciusthe frustrated Ballon d’Or 2024. The Brazilian attacker, who has achieved two hat-tricks with the real Madrid in the last three weeks (before the Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League and Osasuna in LaLiga), he barely has five goals and as many assists in 35 games (25 as a starter) with the Canarinha. A balance as insufficient as it is discouraging for the ‘twisted’ team.

Vinicius, At the age of 19, he debuted with tite with the Brazilian senior team playing the last 16 minutes of a friendly played on September 11, 2019 against Peru in Los Angeles (USA), which his team lost 0-1 with a goal from Luis Abram in the 84th minute. Five years have already passed in which Vini, Despite its proven quality, it has not yet managed to establish itself as the leader in the field of the five-time world champion.

The Seleçao can’t seem to find the best version of Viniwho this season has become the Merengue team’s top scorer in all competitions (12 goals), four more than the French star has. Kylian Mbappé.

Since Vinicius will score his first goal with Brazil on March 25, 2022 against Chiliin the South American qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup 2022the merengue attacker has only managed to score four more goals to date: one against South Korea in the round of 16 last World Cup, another in a friendly against Guinea and a double against Paraguay in the group stage of the last America’s Cup. Four parties that, by the way, Canarinha He solved it with a landslide.

Vinicius (24 years old) has been called up for Canarinha’s next two matches in the World Cup qualifiers, on Thursday, November 14 at home against Venezuela (10:00 p.m. Spanish time) and on Wednesday, November 20 (1:45 p.m.) at home against the Uruguay also merengue Fede Valverde.

Vinicius was out with Brazil in the previous break

After playing ten days, Brazil is fourth in the classification of the South American qualifiers World Cup 2026with 16 points, the same as Uruguaywhich is third for best goal balance. The Seleçao was in a difficult situation until the eighth matchday, but achieved important victories in its last two games, with a 4-0 win over Peru at home and a 1-2 on their visit to Chili. In both parties, Vinicius was sidelined due to a cervical injury.

The Brazilian attacker will reappear with Brazil in this new window FIFA rearmed of morale after giving three goals to Osasuna on the last day of LaLiga in a Bernabeu where the cry of “Vinicius Ballon d’Or!”. In Brazilmeanwhile, are still waiting for their definitive ‘explosion’. If not, the criticism of the striker, the only merengue in this Canarinha squad, will intensify again.