Due to gastroenteritis, goalkeeper Ederson will miss the last two games from Brazil in the South American qualifier for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) reported on Monday.
Manchester City goalkeeper, who usually alternates ownership of the ‘Seleção’ with Alisson (Liverpool, ENG) and Weverton (Palmeiras), will be replaced by Everson, from Atlético Mineiro, the CBF said in a statement.
Everson, 31, he has never played a match with his country, although he was summoned for the triple round of the qualifier played last September.
On that date, the ‘Seleção’ beat Peru (2-0) and Chile (1-0), while the classic against Argentina, in Sao Paulo, was suspended when they were five minutes into the game due to invasion of the field of play by Brazilian health authorities for alleged violations of the anticovid protocol by the albicelestes.
Undefeated leader with 39 points in 15 games, Brazil, already qualified for Qatar 2022, will receive the Chileans on Thursday at the Maracana and will visit Bolivia on Tuesday, March 29, in La Paz at the closing of the World Cup.
“It’s going to be a good game. We know the quality of the Chilean team. It is a team that fights a lot,” said attacker Richarlison, from English Everton, this Monday at a press conference.
Ederson’s It is the third casualty of the summoned list disclosed by Tite on March 11, after the winger Raphinha (covid-19) and the defender Gabriel Magalhaes (family reasons).
However, the ‘Canarinha’ counts on the return of Neymar, absent due to injury in the last double date (1-1 draw with Ecuador on January 27 and 4-0 victory against Paraguay on February 1).
After the duels against Chile and Bolivia, Brazil will have to play the suspended classic against Argentina, also classified, on a date and place to be defined.
After that, you can concentrate on finding rivals for the FIFA dates prior to the World Cup in Qatar, which will be held between November and December.