Ancelotti names Palmeiras-bred trio in Brazil plans: ‘Important’

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·29. Juli 2026

Ancelotti names Palmeiras-bred trio in Brazil plans: ‘Important’

The Brazil National Team is set to begin a new cycle with the 2030 World Cup in mind. After being eliminated by Norway, the five-time world champion brings to a close the cycle of several players, such as Neymar, Casemiro, and Danilo.

Renewal

In an interview with ‘GE’, Carlo Ancelotti highlighted the importance of young players for the new cycle and specifically mentioned youth academy products.

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There are the young players who have already been with us: Estêvão, Rayan, Endrick — these will be very important. Vitor Reis, for example. Naming players is complicated, but there are young talents in the Brasileirão, goalkeepers who are playing and showing the quality to potentially be part of the National Team.

Endrick was at the last World Cup. Estêvão got injured and missed the international tournament. Vitor Reis, meanwhile, was included in one of the Italian coach’s squads.

In Search of the Sixth Title

The Brazil National Team is still chasing its sixth world title. Before that, however, it will compete in the 2028 Copa América. According to Ancelotti, winning it will be crucial to strengthening the road to the World Cup.

Youth National Teams

The Italian coach emphasized the importance of the youth divisions and revealed that he keeps in constant contact with Paulo Victor, former Palmeiras player and coach of Brazil’s Under-20 National Team. In the most recent call-up, Verdão had five players selected and remains the leading club in Brazilian football at youth level.

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