Carlo Ancelotti, 65, summoned the Brazilian team for the first time on Monday (26), with the return of Casemiro and the absence of Neymar. The event took place at a hotel in Rio de Janeiro.
The president of CBF, Samir Xaud, and the general executive coordinator of the men’s teams, Rodrigo Caetano were at the table.
The five -time champion coach Luiz Felipe Scolari was the one who handed over to Ancelotti the coat of the national team, symbolizing the passage of the bat. Carlos Alberto Parreira also sent a message.
See the list of summoned by Ancelotti:
Goalkeepers:
- Alisson (Liverpool)
- Bento (AL-NASSR)
- Hugo Souza (Corinthians)
Defenders:
- Alex Sandro (Flamengo)
- Alexsandro (Lille)
- Lucas Beraldo (PSG)
- Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan)
- Danilo (Flamengo)
- Leo Ortiz (Flamengo)
- Marquinhos (PSG)
- Vanderson (Monaco)
- Wesley (Flamengo)
Midfielders:
- Andreas Pereira (Fulham)
- Andrey Santos (Strasbourg)
- Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle)
- Casemiro (Manchester United)
- Éderson (Atalanta)
- Gerson (Flamengo)
Attackers:
- Anthony (bétis)
- Stephen (Palmeiras)
- Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
- Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton)
- Rappinha (Barcelona)
- Richarlison (Tottenham)
- Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
The Brazilian team faces Ecuador on June 5 at the Guayaquil Monumental, and Paraguay on the 10th, at Neo Chemistry Arena, in São Paulo.
The team is in the 4th place of the South American qualifiers, with 21 points in 14 matches, and comes from a 4-1 defeat to Argentina in March. The result culminated in the resignation of Dorival Júnior.
“This is my first call,” said Ancelotti, citing the help of white to speak the phrase in Portuguese.
About not having called Neymar, the coach stressed that he sought players who are fine.
“Neymar came out a little bit of an injury and played again. Everyone knows that Neymar is very important, always has been and always will be. We have it obviously. Today we have many injured players who can’t be in the national team,” the coach started.
“Brazil has many players with talent. In Neymar’s specific case, we obviously count on them in the national team. Brazil has its best version. He returned to Brazil to prepare for the World Cup and we have all the interest in calling him for the World Cup. I spoke to him this morning to explain to him and he was in agreement with us, and so we followed.
From Dorival Junior’s last call in March, to this one, goalkeeper Ederson (Manchester City), defender Murillo (Nottingham Forest), midfielders André (Wolverhampton) and Joelinton (Newcastle) and attackers João Pedro (Brighton), Rodrygo (Real Madrid) and Manchester City).
Ederson, Joelinton and Rodrygo, on the other hand, were cited by the coach as injured or recovering players.
Murillo was criticized against Argentina, but was on the field this Sunday in defeat to Chelsea, in the Premier League. André was also a starter against Brentford, while Savinho came from the bank against Fulham.
Only João Pedro lives troubled moment in the club. He lost the team’s last five matches in England, both for a suspension for taking a red card due to violent conduct and a disagreement with a partner during training.
Ancelotti arrived in Brazil on Sunday night (25) and was welcomed by the newly elected president of CBF, Samir Xaud, who mentioned at a news conference that the technician will have full autonomy and will be shielded from any external situation that may arise.
Regarding the athletes who were under the command of the Italian at Real Madrid, only Vinicius Junior was summoned. Endrick and Eder Militão are recovering from injuries.
Rodrygo had an injury three weeks ago and had been out of the last three matches of the club. Sources linked to the player said he is physically and mentally recovering from a stressful season.
He would have reached a stave limit and, because he was not 100%, understood that he could not deliver what he wants for both Real Madrid and the national team at this time.
The information was published by TNT and confirmed by the Sheet.
The long list of athletes observed was formulated with the help of Rodrigo Caetano, and the technical coordinator, Juan, in Madrid. The Italian closed the 23 names.
Among the players who worked with Ancelotti in his career, Casemiro and Richarlison were the only ones who were among the likely returns. The coach even talked to the midfielder while deciding about the command of the Brazilian team.
The two even faced each other in the Europa League final, won by the team of Richarlison last week. Both began as holders, but the attacker was replaced in the second half due to tiredness.
With the end of European leagues, most players are already on vacation. Marquinhos and Carlos Augusto are still in the field, in the Champions League final dispute, next Saturday (31), between PSG and Inter Milan.
The presentation of the players for the training period under the command of Ancelotti will be from next Monday (2), at CT Joaquim Grava, Corinthians.
