Brazil has announced a 23-member squad for the Copa America to be hosted by the United States from June 20. Many football fans may have been surprised to see this team arranged by Brazil in the biggest event of Latin football. Because coach Darival Junior has prepared the squad with several surprises.
Casemiro has been dropped from the squad unexpectedly. Besides, Tottenham Hotspur’s forward Richarlison and Arsenal’s forward Gabriel Jesus are not in this team of Darival. Richarlison was left out of the squad due to a knee injury.
Casemiro has performed disappointingly for Manchester United in the English Premier League this season. That is why coach Darival did not keep him in the team.
Darival said, ‘He deserves our respect. I spoke to him in Manchester three months ago. He knows what I think about him.’
17-year-old prodigy Endrik is in the team. He has scored in Brazil’s last two friendly matches against England and Spain. Among them, Brazil won 1-0 against England with the only goal of Ndrik. Besides, this young Brazilian also scored in the 3-3 draw against Spain.
As always, the big name of Brazilian football, Neymar Jr., is not in the squad. This star footballer of Al Hilal has been out of the team for a long time due to a knee injury.
Vinicius Jr. and Rodrigo will be Brazil’s attack this time in the Copa America. They have taken Real Madrid to the final of the Champions League by performing well. Vinny has become one of the contenders for the Ballon d’Or after playing well in La Liga and Champions League this season.
Before going to the tournament, Brazil will play two warm-up matches against Mexico and the United States. The match against Mexico will be on June 8. Then four days later, the five-time world champions will play against the United States. Brazil’s first match in the Copa America is against Costa Rica on June 24.
Brazil Squad in Copa America:
Goalkeeper: Alisson Becker (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City) Bento (Atletico-PR).
Defender: Danilo (Juventus), Yann Couto (Girona), Guilherme Arana (Atletico-MG), Wendell (FC Porto), Beraldo (Paris Saint Germain), Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain), Gabriel Magallanes (Arsenal), Militao (Real Madrid). .
Midfielder: Andreas Pereira (Fulham), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), Joao Gomes (Wolverhampton), Lucas Paqueta (West Ham)
Forward: Endric (Palmeiras), Martinelli (Arsenal), Ivanilson (Porto), Rafinha (Barcelona), Rodrigo (Real Madrid), Savinho (Girona), Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid).
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