Three of the seven players who play in Brazil called up by Carlo Ancelotti for the World Cup did not take to the field in Saturday’s games (23) valid for the 17th round of the Brazilian Championship: Neymar (Santos), Danilo (Flamengo) and Danilo Santos (Botafogo).
Goalkeeper Weverton, from Grêmio, and Flamengo players Léo Pereira, Alex Sandro and Lucas Paquetá were used in duels against Santos and Palmeiras, respectively.
Weverton, 38 years old, played full time in the complicated 3-2 victory over the São Paulo club. The goalkeeper was not to blame for the goals.
As expected, once again, striker Neymar did not play in Porto Alegre. At 34 years old, he has edema in his right calf and is not expected to play for Santos until the day the team presents itself for the World Cup, next Wednesday (27). On Tuesday, the Vila Belmiro team plays against Deportivo Cuenca, in the Sudamericana.
In the case of Flamengo, Danilo was not even on the bench. The player, who can play as a winger and defender, served an automatic suspension for receiving three yellow cards.
He saw the red and black club start well, with Lucas Paquetá, who played as a midfielder and midfielder, giving work to goalkeeper Carlos Miguel, from Palmeiras. Léo Pereira had an irregular performance, failing to score the second goal for Alviverde. Alex Sandro suffered from the speed of striker Allan, but played until the end of the game.
The expulsion of Colombian Jorge Carrascal in the first half left the Rio team’s situation delicate. In the end, the São Paulo club, which was not called up by Ancelotti, won 3-0.
At Botafogo, midfielder Danilo Santos did not defend the club in the 1-1 draw with São Paulo, at Morumbis. The midfielder does not want to exceed the limit of 12 games for the same club in the championship, which would prevent him from being traded to another team this season. The player is coveted by Palmeiras and Flamengo.
On Wednesday (27), the athletes called up by Ancelotti will report to Granja Comary, in Teresópolis, for the Brazilian team’s training period. Until the 30th, the team will train with a view to the match against Panama, which takes place on the 31st, at Maracanã. This will be Brazil’s last performance in the country before traveling to the United States.
Brazil plays the last friendly before the World Cup against Egypt, on June 6, in Cleveland. The World Cup debut is on June 13th, against Morocco, in East Rutherford.
