Understand how summoning to the main selection can solve Andrey Santos’ lack of visa

Andrey Santos lives two expectations. Having the bureaucratic procedures finalized to be announced as Vasco’s reinforcement is one. The other is even bigger: being called up to the main Brazilian national team. It would be the realization of a dream and the solution to the problem that fell on the player in the last month: the lack of a work visa to play in England.

Coach Ramon Menezes, acting as head of the national team, is preparing the list for the friendly against Morocco, on the 25th, in Tangier. It will be announced on Friday, at 11 am, in a location yet to be announced, since the CBF headquarters is undergoing works. There is an expectation that the 18-year-old defensive midfielder will be called up – it was under Ramon’s command that the player was South American under-20 champion and top scorer in the competition.

If called, Andrey Santos will add points to obtain a work visa in England — according to the criteria of the English Federation, at least eight. With the eight that he will add for playing in the Brazilian Serie A and the four for being born after 2001, he will have 20 – the minimum required to obtain a visa is 15.

Andrey was signed by Chelsea in January, but did not obtain a work visa in the last window. With that, he needed to be loaned to another club for another six months, a period necessary until the English had a new opportunity to try permission.

The call-up, if it happens, will solve the scoring problem, free the player from the need to ask the English FA for a subjective analysis, but only if it is combined with the games for Vasco in the first half. After the agreement last Sunday, Andrey Santos was in São Januário on Monday to see the team play, but his return has not yet been officially announced.

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Remote chance to catch Flamengo

To play against Flamengo, on Sunday, at 6 pm, in Maracanã, Andrey Santos will need to be regularized at the Rio State Football Federation (Ferj) by the end of today’s office. The club also has to settle the situation of Manuel Capasso, who has already been announced, who trains with the rest of the team. The Argentine defender appears with pending documentation to be in game condition.

Of the latest reinforcements, the one most likely to debut first for Vasco is right-back Paulo Henrique, on loan from Atlético-MG until December.

The player, who will give a press conference today at CT Moacyr Barbosa, is already regularized and comes with the rhythm of the game up to date – he even made three appearances for Galo in the season before the transfer to Cruz-Maltino.

Vasco starts the preparation after a victory that will make the team closer to guaranteeing a place in the semifinal of the State. With two rounds to go, the team is in third place, with 17 points, one more than Botafogo, in fifth.