The interim coach of the Brazilian team, Ramon Menezesindisputable headlines removed Marquinhos and richarlison for the friendly on March 25 match Morocco after the World Cup players suffered serious injuries at their respective clubs.
Marquinhos, a PSG defender, is still in the recovery phase from an injury to his abdominal muscles, so he will not be fit for next Saturday’s friendly in Tangier, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) reported in a statement . Richarlison, the Tottenham striker, picked up the injury in Saturday’s Premier League match at Southampton and “left the pitch in tears,” the note added.
The Brazilian team doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar, was informed by Tottenham doctors that the striker was not fit to play in the friendly, which would be the first for the Canarinha after their exit from the Qatar 2022 World Cup in the quarterfinals against Croatia. Menezes included in his place Bremer (Juventus) and yuri alberto (Corinthians)
The Brazilian soccer players called up for the friendly will be in Tangier from Monday, where they will have five days to train, as Menezes opted to schedule just one friendly on FIFA day in March and take advantage of time left to prepare the team.
Only nine of those who played in the World Cup remain
Among the 23 Menezes has called up for friendlies are nine Canarinha debutants, including Vitor Roque and Andrey Santos, Brazil’s South American Sub’20 stars, and who will join established players such as Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo, Casemiro and Militao. Neymar will also miss the friendly due to injury.
With the departure of Marquinhos and Richarlison, the list of those called up for the friendly includes only nine of those who played in the World Cup Menezes, Brazil’s champion of the South American Sub’20 this year, the temporary solution due to the delay of the CBF to find a replacement for Tite and amid reports that the body wants a foreign coach but has not reached agreements with which it has been contacted so far.
Source: La Verdad
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