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Lyon midfielder Bruno Guimarães was called up this Saturday afternoon by coach Tite for the Brazilian team’s matches against Venezuela and Uruguay on the 13th and 17th of this month. He will replace Casemiro, cut off by testing positive for Covid-19.
This was the fifth loss in the selection for these two games, valid for the third and fourth rounds of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. The games are played in Morumbi and at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, respectively.
Before, Tite had already lost half Philippe Coutinho, the steering wheel Fabinho and defenders Rodrigo Caio and Éder Militão.
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Bruno Guimarães in action for the Brazilian under-23 team – Photo: Lucas Figueiredo / CBF
To their places they were summoned Lucas Paquetá, Felipe, Diego Carlos and Allan.
In addition to these problems, coach Tite already knows that he will not be able to count on forward Neymar for the first game, against Uruguay. The Paris Saint-Germain player is in treatment for an injury to the adductor muscle of his left leg.
As a result, Flamengo striker Pedro was called up.
Left-back Alex Telles has recovered from Covid-19 and is free to defend the national team.
The Brazilian men’s soccer team leads the playoffs with two victories in two games: 5-0 over Bolivia and 4-2 against Peru.
Check the list of players called up by Tite:
- Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City) and Weverton (Palmeiras);
- Side: Danilo (Juventus), Gabriel Menino (Palmeiras), Alex Telles (Manchester United) and Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid);
- Defenders: Marquinhos (PSG), Thiago Silva (Chelsea), Diego Carlos (Sevilla) and Felipe (Atlético de Madrid);
- Midfielders: Bruno Guimarães (Lyon), Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), Arthur (Juventus), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Allan (Everton) and Lucas Paquetá (Lyon);
- Attackers: Everton Cebolinha (Benfica), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Neymar (PSG), Richarlison (Everton), Vini Junior (Real Madrid) and Pedro (Flamengo).
* Players cut: Phillipe Coutinho, Fabinho, Rodrigo Caio, Eder Militão and Casemiro.