The coach of the Brazilian soccer team, Carlo Ancelotti, speaks during a press conference on Monday, in the neochemistry sand, Corinthians Stadium, in São Paulo (Brazil). Ancelotti said that Raphinha's return, after meeting a sanction game, is a “good news” for the team, because at this time “he is one of the best players” in the world.
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The absence of Vinícius Júnior And again that of Neymar They mark the call, full of novelties, which the Italian presented this Monday Carlo Ancelotti For the last matches of the classified selection of Brazil in the tie 2026 World Cup against Chile and Bolivia.
There was expectation for the possible call to Neymar After almost two years of absencebut it did not materialize for “a small problem”, according to Ancelotti at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro.
The midfielder Lucas Paquetáof West Ham, and the attacker João PedroDel Chelsea, They are two of the main novelties.
Brazil (3rd) will face Colista Chile On September 4 in Rio and five days later he will visit Bolivia (8 °) In the challenging 4,150 meters above sea level THE HIGH.
“Everyone meets Neymar”
With the quota in the guaranteed World Cup, Ancelotti decided to reserve players as Vinícius O Rodrygo and avoid the trip to THE HIGH. Vini, additionally, had to fulfill suspension for accumulation of yellow cards against the red.
Neymar, finally, did not enter, after press reports on a edema In the right thigh.
“With Neymar, it is not necessary to test. Everyone knows him (…). It has, like others, to be in good form to help“And” try to do your best in the World Cup, “said Ancelotti.
“If you want explanations, you can call me”He added in allusion to Neymar and Rodrygo.
Maximum historical scorer of the Brazilian team with 79 goals, the current attacker of Santos de Brazil played the last of his 128 games with the team on October 17, 2023.
That day, the 33-year-old striker left the court on a stretcher, crying, after suffering a ligament injury in the left knee that took action for months and ruined his time through the Saudi club al-Hilal.
Neymar returned to Santos in Januarybut Pelé's former team lives a difficult moment in the Brazilian league, competing for permanence.
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Archers: Alisson (Liverpool), Bento (Al Nassr) and Hugo Souza (Corinthians).
Defenders: Alex Sandro (Flamengo), Alexsandro (Lille), Caio Henrique (Monaco), Douglas Santos (Zenit), Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Vanderson (Monaco), Wesley (Rome).
Midfielders: Andrey Santos (Strasbourg), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Casemiro (Manchester United), Joelinton (Newcastle), Lucas Paquetá (West Ham).
Front: Stephen (Palmeiras), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), João Pedro (Chelsea), Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro), Luiz Henrique (Zenit), Matheus Cunha (Manchester United), Raphinha (Barcelona), Richarlison (Tottenham).
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