Tite calls Pedro for the qualifying rounds, but does not cut Neymar with his sights set on Uruguay | Brazilian team

The red-black player will be an option for Neymar, who suffered an injury last week and should not be able to play against the Venezuelans. However, the PSG star was not cut off, pending the confrontation against the Uruguayans.

Along with Bruno Henrique, Pedro was already on the list of substitutes for Tite, sent to Flamengo on September 18. Which means that Flamengo must release it according to FIFA Regulations – which establishes a period of 15 days before the presentation of the announcement. After that time, the national teams must negotiate the release with the clubs.

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In an official statement, the CBF indicated that Pedro was called to take Neymar’s place in the clash against Venezuela on November 13, in São Paulo. But the PSG player remained on the list because in the assessment of the national team doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar, there is an expectation that jersey 10 could face Uruguay on the 17th.

– I have frequent contact with the PSG doctor and we know Neymar’s physical condition since the day of his injury in the Champions League. We believe that with an intensive week of treatment and with the structure of the Center of Excellence in Granja Comary we have the possibility of recovering for the second game. We will closely monitor its evolution – Lasmar told the CBF website.

Pedro wins an opportunity in the Brazilian team in the middle of the great stage he has been living in Flamengo, enjoying a sequence as a starter in the absence of Gabigol. The forward has 20 goals scored in 36 games this season, 12 of them in the last 14 games. He is the third red-black athlete summoned for the Brazilian team’s matches in November, along with Everton Ribeiro and Rodrigo Caio, who ended up cut by injury.

According to CBF, the coach Tite, the coordinator of the Brazilian team, Juninho Paulista, and the physical trainer Fábio Mahseredjian contacted the sports director of PSG, Leonardo, to agree on the maintenance of Neymar’s squad, despite his injury. Left thigh.

– We understand that for this situation we needed to align Neymar’s permanence in the squad with PSG. We are aware of the club’s concern about the injury, but we express our intention to closely assess the player’s progress. We have a lot of confidence in an integrated work with our medical department and Tite was emphatic in telling Leonardo that he would never risk the health of any athlete he summons – Juninho said.

Shortly after Neymar suffered the injury in the clash against Istanbul Basaksehir last week, coach Thomas Tuchel said that the Brazilian would only be available after the FIFA Date and that it would be impossible for the number 10 to defend the Brazilian team.

– It is impossible for me to play with Brazil. It would send a bad message – Tuchel said at the time.

• See the South American leaderboard

The Brazilian team faces Venezuela on the 13th, in Morumbi, in São Paulo, and four days later they take Uruguay, in Montevideo, for the South American qualifiers to the 2022 World Cup. Tite’s team is the leader of the competition. , with six points, the same score as Argentina, which is in second place due to goal difference disadvantage (7 to 2).

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: Casemiro (Real Madrid), Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), Arthur (Juventus), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Fabinho (Liverpool) 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).