Journalist ‘calls up’ 4 Flamengo players, rules out Neymar for World Cup | OneFootball

Final World Cup squad announcement will take place on May 18 in Rio de Janeiro

The World Cup is approaching, and the debate over the final squad remains a hot topic on sports shows in Brazil. With that in mind, SporTV journalist André Rizek made his personal list and mentioned four Flamengo players. In the end, he also left Neymar out.

André Rizek said he would call up practically the same players from the most recent lists. As a result, he mentioned that he would take Alex Sandro, Danilo, Léo Pereira and Lucas Paquetá, Flamengo players. Lastly, he said he would not take Pedro, the Rubro-Negro striker.

LUCAS PAQUETÁ BACK AND PEDRO LEFT OUT?

Lucas Paquetá was left out of the most recent Brazil National Team call-ups, but he has been a regular under Carlo Ancelotti. Meanwhile, Pedro, even while in good form, has not been called up since 2022, after the World Cup in Qatar.

André Rizek also mentioned that Lucas Paquetá would take the place of Andrey Santos, formerly of Vasco and currently at Chelsea (ENG). In the journalist’s view, the midfielder was “lackluster” in the friendlies against France and Croatia in March.

NO NEYMAR IN THE SQUAD?

On the other hand, the big topic in the sports debate is whether Neymar will go to the World Cup or not. That said, André Rizek mentioned that he would leave the Santos player out of the final list, which will be announced on May 18 at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro.

WHAT DID ANDRÉ RIZEK’S SQUAD LOOK LIKE?

FORMER FLAMENGO PLAYERS?

Besides mentioning four Flamengo players, André Rizek said he would take two former Rubro-Negro players to the World Cup: Wesley, currently at Roma (ITA), and Vinicius Júnior, of Real Madrid (ESP).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.