The new Brazilian coach, Dorival Junior, He was called up this Monday because of the injury to the goalkeeper Ederson (Manchester City), central Marquinhos (PSG) and to the extreme Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) before friendlies with England and Spain.
To take their places, the ‘canarinha’ coach called the goalkeeper Leo Jardim (Vasco da Gama), defender Fabrício Bruno (Flamengo) and the attacker Galen (Porto), as reported by the Brazilian Football Confederation in a note.
At Wembley and Bernabéu
“They are players that we have been observing and they came in a position to directly fight for a position (in the starting eleven) for those two first friendlies,” said Dorival.
The Brazilian coach will make his senior debut on March 23 against England, at Wembley Stadium, and three days later he will have another tough test against Spain, at the Santiago Bernabéu, in Madrid.
They will also be the first commitments of 2024 for a Brazilian team that has had one of the worst years in its history.
When he released the list on March 1, Dorival is confident that Marquinhos, of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), recovered in time, but they were eventually forced to drop him from the squad due to the persistence of his physical discomfort.
The last to fall is Ederson, which is at least four weeks due to the muscle injury he sustained on Sunday in the 1-1 draw between Manchester City and Liverpool at Wembley.
Alisson, come down too
In this way, Brazil will face England and Spain without its first two goalkeepers, since then Alison Becker, of Liverpool, has been out of the playing field for several weeks due to injury and is only expected to return after the national team break.
Source: La Verdad
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