Dorival Júnior called this Friday (10), at the CBF headquarters, in Barra da Tijuca, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Team for the dispute of America Cupwhich will be played at the end of June, in the United States.
In all, 23 players were called up, highlighting the absence of Neymar, who is still recovering from injury. There was also a surprise in the attack, as Evanilson, from Porto.
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This was just the 2ª Dorival Júnior’s call-up under the command of the national team. Previously, the coach had made the list for the first two friendly matches, in the victory against England and the tie with Spainboth away from home.
See the nominees below:
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Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City) and Bento (Athletico-PR);
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Sides: Danilo (Juventus), Yan Couto (Girona), Guilherme Arana (Atlético-MG) e Wendell (Porto)
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Defenders: Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Militão (Real Madrid)
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Socks: Andreas Pereira (Fulham), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), João Gomes (Wolverhampton) and Lucas Paquetá (West Ham)
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Attackers: Endrick (Palm trees), Martinelli (Arsenal), Evanilson (Porto), Raphinha (Barcelona), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Savinho (Girona) and Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid).
Before the Copa América, Brazil will have two friendlies ahead. The first commitment will be against the Mexiconot day 8, no Kyle Fieldem College Station, in Texas. The second will be against the USAthe 12th, at Camping World Stadiumin Orlando, Florida.
According to the schedule released by the CBF, athletes who work in Europe will perform on May 30th, while those who defend Brazilian teams will begin training in Florida on June 3rd.
The team will leave Orlando to face the Mexicans in Texas and then return to their training base. The daily sessions will continue until the 20th, when Brazil heads to Los Angeles for the debut of the Copa América, which takes place on the 24th.
Brazil is in group D of the competition. The debut takes place against Costa Ricaday 24. Then, the opponent will be Paraguayon the 28th. The last game of the bracket is against Colombiaon July 2nd.