Brazilian team presents itself for friendlies in Spain and Portugal

Alex Telles was the first to show up in Barcelona, ​​still on Sunday (11), and this Monday (12) coach Ramón Menezes began to see the Brazilian team take shape with the arrival of other players who work in Europe, cases by Danilo, Eder Militão, Rodrygo, Vini Júnior, Casemiro, Ibañez, Malcom, Rycharlison, Vanderson, Joelinton and Alisson.

By the end of the day, the majority of the 23 players must be available. Alisson took the opportunity to design the friendlies against Guinea and Senegal and he wants them to help the team start earning money for a new cycle, already aiming for the 2026 World Cup, in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

“It’s great to be back in the national team. These are two important matches for us, keeping an eye on the challenges ahead. The Cup Qualifiers are coming, it’s a new cycle, and we players are focused on doing our best and preparing for the best way to face these two opponents”, stated Alisson. “They are two very qualified teams that have been playing at a high level in world football.

The Brazilian team will face Guinea on Saturday (16:30 GMT), at the Cornellà-El Prat stadium, home of Espanyol, in barcelona. This game will be the first of the campaign “There is no game with racism”, imposed by the CBF to alert the world about the constant attacks on players. Vini Jr., for example, became the target of the ire of rival fans in Spain.

The second match of this Fifa Date will be in Lisbonin Portugal, on the 20th, against Senegal, at the Alvalade stadium, at 4 pm (Brasília time). After losing to Morocco in the first game of the year, by 2-1, the order is to recover the good football.

Vanderson, Nino, Joelinton and Ayrton Lucas are the newcomers in the squad, which still has the return of Rycharlison after being absent in Morocco because of a muscle problem. “It’s great to see the group again in the national team, I already miss it. I want to enjoy this moment”, said the Tottenham striker.