The Brazilian team will play its first game under the command of Carlo Ancelotti this Thursday (05/06), against Ecuador, away from home. In addition to the mystery about what will be the initial 11 of the match, another question will be the captain.
According to the website “Trivela”, the track will be between defender Marquinhos and steering wheel Casemiro. The Italian coach, however, displeased when asked who his captain will be.
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– The captain I’m going to talk tomorrow (this Thursday) with the team. And we will not have a problem. I will choose. But first I want to talk to the players, ”he said.
According to the publication, Casemiro is considered by Ancelotti as the great pillar of the team, but the choice for Marquinhos would be seen as a maintenance of the current hierarchy of the team.
The lineup was also not revealed by the coach, who said the players will only know on Thursday what will be the initial eleven.
– The initial 11 seems too much (laughs). I prefer to talk to the players first. The players will only handle the initial team before the game – commented.
Despite taking a mirror, the team trained with a team that should be kept for the game against Ecuador. The initial eleven would be: Alisson; Vanderson, Marquinhos, Alex and Alex Sandro; Casemiro, Bruno Guimarães and Gerson; Stephen, Richarlison and Vini Jr.
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Ecuador x Brazil: time and where to watch
- South American Qualifiers – 15th Round
- Data: Thursday, June 5, 2025
- Time: 20h (Brasilia)
- Local: Monumental Stadium, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Transmission: TV Globo (open TV), SporTV (closed TV), with retransmission at Globoplay (streaming) by signing package.
BRAZIL RESULTS
- 25/03/2025 – Argentina 4 x 1 Brazil – Qualifiers
- 03/20/2025 – Brazil 2 x 1 Colombia – Qualifiers
- 19/11/2024 – Brazil 1 x 1 Uruguay – Qualifiers
- 11/14/2024 – Venezuela 1 x 1 Brazil – Qualifiers
- 10/15/2024 – Brazil 4 x 0 Peru – Kids
Next Brazil Games
- 05/06/2025 – 20h (Brasília) – Ecuador x Brazil – Qualifiers
- 10/06/2025 – 21h45 (Brasília) – Brazil x Paraguay – Qualifiers
- 04/09/2025 – Time to be defined – Brazil x Chile – Qualifiers
- 09/09/2025 – Time to be defined – Bolivia x Brasil – Qualifiers
Classification of Brazil
- South American qualifiers: 4th place (21 points)
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