Brazil vs Venezuela: lineups, absences and refereeing of the playoffs | Brazilian team

The Venezuelans are coming off two defeats: 3-0 for Colombia away from home and 1-0 for Paraguay in Merida. Portuguese coach José Peseiro, hired in February, promises to leave the game longer.

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Transmission: TV Globo broadcasts the game with narration by Cléber Machado and comments by Casagrande and Caio Ribeiro. SporTV already shows the duel with narration from Luiz Carlos Jr. and comments from Paulo Vinícius Coelho and Júnior.

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The average number of Brazilian goals was cut in half

The fighting history is very unbalanced. There are 25 games, with 21 victories for Brazil, three draws and one defeat (2-0, in a 2008 friendly). Brazil scored 89 goals and conceded only eight.

There have already been four 6-0 goals and other 4-0 goals for Brazil; the biggest was 7-0 in 1999. But there is a slightly less imbalance bias in recent years.

From the first confrontation in 1969 to 2000, Brazil scored 14 games and 67 goals, an average of 4.78 per game. From Venezuela, two goals – 0.14.

Since 2000, there are 11 games, with 22 goals by Brazilians – average of two per game – and six of the Venezuelans – average 0.54 per game.

Brazil – Coach: Tite

The Brazilian team takes the field with four changes compared to the last game, against Peru.

Starter in the early rounds, Weverton leaves the team for the entry of Ederson, which won the Alisson dispute.

In midfield, Casemiro and Philippe Coutinho were cut off and will be replaced by Allan and Éverton Ribeiro.

Gabriel Jesus, who was left out of the last round due to injury, replaces Neymar, who was cut after an examination last Thursday night stating that he would not recover in time due to a muscle injury in his left leg.

Probable Brazilian team: Ederson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva and Renan Lodi; Allan, Douglas Luiz and Everton Ribeiro; Gabriel Jesus, Roberto Firmino and Richarlison.

Embezzlement: There were seven cuts: Rodrigo Caio, Eder Militão, Casemiro, Fabinho and Philippe Coutinho were already off the list. Last Thursday, Brazil still lost Gabriel Menino, with Covid-19, and Neymar, who failed to recover in time.

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Venezuela – Coach: José Peseiro

The first Portuguese coach in the history of Venezuela called up 29 players – he can only list 23 for the match – and trained a less defensive formation to face Brazil. Among the highlights of the team, names that act in Brazilian football, such as Savarino’s jersey 10, from Atlético-MG, midfielder Otero, from Corinthians, and striker Soteldo, from Santos.

Probable escalation of Venezuela: Fariñez, Feltscher, Ángel, Chancellor, Rosales; Rincón, Herrera, Cásseres (Murilo), Otero (Savarino); Machís e Rondón (Soteldo).

Embezzlement: Forward Sergio Córdoba, from Arminia Bielefield, Germany, was not released by the club to travel.