By Sergio Silva
01 Nov 2024, 19:22 PM EDT
The Brazilian National Team announced this Friday the list of players with whom it will face the double date of the South American qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup with the return of Vinícius Junior after being absent from the last call due to physical problems.
The Real Madrid star will be in the Canarinha attack for the matches against Venezuela on Thursday, November 14 in Maturín and six days later against Uruguay in Bahia where the Dorival Júnior team will seek to close the year with good results.
The absence of Neymar, who recently returned to action with Al-Hilal after a long knee injury, stands out again in the list. The Brazilian Football Confederation announced that they will not rush the star’s return to the national team, so he is expected to return by 2025.
The decision not to have Neymar is due to the fact that the player has had few playing minutes since injuring his knee in a qualifying match against Uruguay in October 2023. He has recently returned to action in Saudi Arabia but has not It is at full level.
Another who will not be with the Canarinha on the double date in November, the last of this year, is Endrick who little by little has been losing space in Real Madrid in which, although he was in a substitute role, he has already added several games without entering not a single minute.
In his place will be another promise of Brazilian football, Estevao, 17 years old who plays with Palmeiras and has already secured his arrival at Chelsea. His good performance in the Brazilian tournament has earned him to be taken into account by Dorival Júnior who included him among the forwards.
The Brazilian National Team, which has just achieved victories against Chile (1-2) and Peru (4-0) in the last double date in October, will also have Raphinha who is still in the middle of a great moment with FC Barcelona, as well as with Rodrygo, Real Madrid star.
Goalkeepers: Bento (Al-Nassr, Saudi Arabia), Ederson (Manchester City, England) and Weverton (Palmeiras).
Defenders: Danilo (Juventus, Italy), Vanderson (Monaco, France), Abner (Lyon, France), Guilherme Arana (Atlético Mineiro), Murilo (Nottingham Forest, England), Éder Militão (Real Madrid, Spain), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal, England) and Marquinhos (PSG, France).
Midfielders: André (Wolverhampton, England), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle, England), Gerson (Flamengo), Lucas Paquetá (West Ham, England), Raphinha (FC Barcelona, Spain) and Andreas Pereira (Fulham, England).
Fronts: Estevao (Palmeiras), Rodyrgo (Real Madrid, Spain), Igor Jesus (Botafogo), Luiz Henrique (Botafogo), Savinho (Manchester City, England) and Vinícius Junior (Real Madrid, Spain).
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