Brazil have recalled four Real Madrid players

The Brazilian coach, Dorival Juniorannounced this Friday the list of those called up for the South American qualifying matches against Ecuador and Paraguaywhich includes four Real Madrid fans again: Vinicius, Rodrygo, Endrick and Militao.

Neymar, forward for Saudi Al-Hilal, was not included in the list as he is in the final stages of his recovery after rupturing the cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee in October last year.

The main innovations concerning the last Copa América are in midfield and attack, with footballers playing in Brazil, such as Andrew (Fluminense), Gerson and Peter (Flamengo) and Luiz Henrique (Botafogo), the latter a former Real Betis player in Spain.

It also appears Estevaothe last young promise expressed by Palmeiras, where he comes from Endrick, now at Real Madrid, and English Chelsea have been discussed. It is not, however, Raphinha, extreme of FC Barcelona, ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ CasemiroManchester United midfielder.

Dorival He told a press conference that the team was experiencing a “decisive moment” in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and a “fundamental” moment where they would seek to “recover” after a disastrous start.

Brazil will face Ecuadoron September 6, at the Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba, and four days later they will face each other Paraguayat the Defensores del Chaco stadium, in Asunción.

The situation of the green-yellow team is delicate, because it occupies the sixth position, with a poor balance of two wins, one draw and three losses, and is very far from Argentinaleader of the classification with 15 points.

The Canary is in addition to adding a new disappointment after falling in the quarterfinals of United States Copa America 2024 against Uruguay.

The list of 23 Brazilian players:

Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Bento (Al-Nassr) and Ederson (Manchester City).

Defenses: Danilo (Juventus), Yan Couto (Borussia Dortmund), Guilherme Arana (Atlético Mineiro), Wendell (Porto), Beraldo (Paris Saint-Germain), Éder Militão (Real Madrid), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) and Marquinhos (PSG).

Midfielders: André (Fluminense), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Gerson (Flamengo), João Gomes (Wolverhampton) and Lucas Paqueta (West Ham)

Faces: Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Endrick (Real Madrid), Estevão (Pameiras), Luiz Henrique (Botafogo), Pedro (Flamengo), Savinho (Manchester City) and Vinícius (Real Madrid).