Ramon tests Ayrton Lucas instead of Alex Telles in training

With a complete group in the Brazilian national team for the first time, coach Ramon Menezes tested changes in the team’s defense, in preparation for the friendly with Guinea, on Saturday (16), in Barcelona. The interim coach of the national team chose Ayrton Lucas in place of Alex Telles in the activity this Wednesday (14).

The entry of the Flamengo player among the 11 possible starters for the friendly was the only change in relation to Tuesday’s training session (13). The team was formed with Alisson; Danilo, Éder Militão, Marquinhos and Ayrton Lucas; Casemiro, Joelinton and Paquetá; Rodrygo, Richarlison and Vinicius Junior.

The reserve team featured Weverton; Vanderson, Ibañez, Robert Renan and Alex Telles; André, Bruno Guimarães and Raphael Veiga; Malcolm, Ron and Peter. Robert Renan was the penultimate player to join the team, this Wednesday, after being summoned at the last minute to replace defender Nino, from Fluminense, vetoed for physical reasons.

The last to join the team was goalkeeper Ederson, champion of the European Champions League with Manchester City on Saturday. The player won a few days of rest to introduce himself to the national team. This Wednesday, he trained separately. But he could even appear among the starters on Saturday.

Ramon will guide two more training sessions, on Thursday and Friday, before the match with Guinea. The game is scheduled for 4:30 pm on Saturday at Espanyol’s Cornellà-El Prat stadium in Barcelona. The second friendly of this FIFA Date will be on Tuesday (20), at 4 pm, against Senegalat the José Alvalade stadium, in Lisbon, Portugal.