The Brazilian coach, Dorival Júnior, He called up the central defender this Saturday Leo Ortizfrom Flamengo, and the forward Gabriel Martinelli, of the English Arsenal, to make up for the casualties of the injured Éder Militão and Rodrygoboth of Real Madrid.
The Brazilian team will visit Venezuela next Thursday and five days later you will receive Uruguay in the city of Salvador, in both cases for the South American qualifiers of the 2026 World Cup.
Military and Rodrygo They withdrew this Saturday from the match in which Real Madrid beat 4-0 Osasuna with problems of varying severity, although much more serious in the case of the central defender.
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The medical department of the merengue club reported that Militao suffered “a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament with involvement of both menisci in the right knee,” which will require surgery and can leave you inactive for about seven months. In Rodrygo’s case it is a muscle problembut whose recovery could take a month.
Having played the first ten days, Brazil is fourth in the classification of the South American qualifierswith 16 points, the same as Uruguay, third for best goal difference.
