Defender felt pain in the adductor muscle of his right thigh and fell to the pitch in the 17th minute of the second half of the match against the African team
The Brazilian national team’s central defender in the 2-0 victory over , on Saturday, in London, was cut from the delegation this Sunday (16) and will not be available to the coach for the friendly with Tunisia, on Tuesday, at 4:30 pm (Brasília time), in Lille, France.
“Arsenal player Gabriel Magalhães was re-evaluated this Sunday and underwent imaging tests which revealed a muscle injury to his right thigh. Therefore, the athlete will not continue with the delegation for the match against Tunisia, in Lille. No other player will be called up to replace him”, announced in a statement.
The defender felt pain in the adductor muscle of his right thigh and fell to the pitch in the 17th minute of the second half of the match against the African team, at Emirates Stadium, before being replaced by full-back Wesley. Without the Arsenal captain, Ancelotti counts on Fabrício Bruno to play alongside Marquinho. Éder Militão and Danilo, who also play on the right flank, are other candidates for the position.
In preparation for the 2026 tournament, Brazil would travel this Sunday afternoon to France, where they will play the last game of the season. In the morning, the athletes who played more than 45 minutes did regenerative work at Arsenal’s training center, while the reserves performed more intense physical work.
After the victory over Senegal, the Italian commander indicated that he should maintain the team’s base, with few changes, unlike the last FIFA Data, when he made eight changes in the defeat to Japan in relation to the team that had beaten. The Brazilian team returns to training this Monday, in French territory, when the starting 11 will be defined.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
Published by Nátaly Tenório
