The Brazilian team will play its last friendlies before the World Cup in Qatar with a forward made up of Neymar, Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo, Raphina and Mateus Cunha.
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The great absences in the squad for the friendlies that Brazil will play against Tunisia and Ghana at the end of September in France are Philippe Coutinho, Gabriel Jesus and Dani Alves.
The Brazilian coach, Adenor Leonardo Bacchi ‘Tite’, sent a message to all the players with options to be summoned and asked them to prepare at their “highest” level if they want to go to Qatar.
“It’s tough. Either the player is producing at his highest level or he’s out,” Tite settled at a press conference.
Dani Alves, lacking form
The absence of the former Barça player Dani Alves, now in the Mexican Pumas, is due to the fact that he does not have the necessary physical condition, since he did not carry out an “adequate preparation” upon his arrival at his new team and also due to gastroenteritis that “affected his performance”, as explained by the physical trainer of the Brazilian team, Fábio Mahseredjian.
The only right-back on the list is Danilo, but Tite clarified that he can use Éder Militão, from Real Madrid, who at the beginning of his career played in that position, in that position.
Surprising absence of Gabriel Jesus
In the case of Coutinho, his absence is due to his drop in performance at the start of the season with Aston Villa, while the absence of Gabriel Jesus is surprising since he has scored three goals in the first six games of the Premier League and is one of the keys that explain the leadership of Arsenal, a club that the striker from Manchester City has joined this summer.
Pedro, Gleison and Ibañez, news
In his place, Tite has called Pedro, top scorer in the Copa Libertadores with his 12 goals with Flamengo, brand-new finalist in the competition. The striker has played one match with the Brazilian senior team, his debut in November 2020 against Venezuela in a qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup.
The other novelties are the central defenders Gleison Bremer (Juverntus) and Roger Ibañez (Roma), who make their debut in a call for the ‘canarinha’.
Brazil will play in Paris against Ghana on September 23 in Le Havre and against Tunisia on September 27 in Paris in the last friendlies before the World Cup in Qatar.
Brazil squad list
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool/ING), Ederson (Manchester City/ING) and Weverton (Palmeiras).
Defenders: Danilo (Juventus/ITA), Alex Sandro (Juventus/ITA), Alex Telles (Seville/ESP), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Éder Militão (Real Madrid/ESP), Thiago Silva (Chelsea/ING ), Bremer (Juventus/ITA), Ibanez (Rome/ITA).
Midfielders: Casemiro (Manchester United/ING), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle/ING), Fabinho (Liverpool/ING), Fred (Manchester United/ING), Lucas Paquetá (West Ham/ING), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo).
Forwards: Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid/ESP), Rodrygo (Real Madrid/ESP), Richarlison (Tottenham/ING), Raphinha (Barcelona/ESP), Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid /ESP), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool/ING), Pedro (Flamengo) and Antony (Manchester United/ING).
