Brazil plays against Ecuador this Thursday (06/05), in Guayaquil, for the World Cup qualifiers. An absence to be noted is Flamengo’s right-back Wesley. The player, who came to play well against Argentina on the last date FIFA, is not even in the reserve bench.
But what happened to Wesley? Do you have injury? THE Sporting News show.
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Why is Wesley not playing?
According to “SporTV”, Wesley was cut from the duel between Ecuador and Brazil. This is because Ancelotti needed to cut a player from the list of related to the athlete limit and chose Flamengo’s right-back.
Among the summoned of Red-Black, Alex Sandro and Gerson are holders. Already Leo Ortiz and Danilo are in the bench.
Wesley played two games for the career. He played the 90 minutes against Argentina and acted for 11 minutes against Colombia.
⚠️ Wesley is cut and is even out of the game of the game soon between Ecuador and Brazil.
Ancelotti needed to cut a player from the list of related and chose Flamengo’s right-back.
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Brazilian team to face Ecuador
Coach Carlo Ancelotti trained for the first time with the full cast on Tuesday (03), at CT Joaquim Grava, from Corinthians. The Italian outlined a starting lineup with several news, such as Alexsandro’s entrances in the defender and Casemiro as a steering wheel.
Brazil has the right embezzlement of striker Raphinha, suspended against Ecuador. Barcelona’s play, despite the absence confirmed in the first game, was summoned.
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Confirmed lineup from Brazil
Alisson; Vanderson, Marquinhos, Alexsandro and Alex Sandro; Casemiro, Bruno Guimarães and Gerson; Stephen, Richarlison and Vinicius Jr. Technical: Carlo Ancelotti.
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)
