Ancelotti sends Pedro a message, Flamengo man left out of World Cup squad | OneFootball

Pedro was on Carlo Ancelotti’s radar for the World Cup

“I’m sorry.” That’s how Brazil national team head coach Carlo Ancelotti began the press conference after announcing the World Cup squad. The coach showed sympathy for all the players who were on the radar but were left out of the final list, including Pedro, from Flamengo.

— I’m sorry that others are not here, like Bento was, for example, Hugo Souza. I’m sorry, it makes me a little sad, but they will have, like other young players who are not on the list, such as Andrey Santos, João Pedro, the chance to be part of the project for the next World Cup —, Ancelotti said, without mentioning Pedro by name.

— It wasn’t easy, it was difficult, because the competition was very high. We evaluated more than 60 players, and each one has the qualities to be here. Pressure, no. Difficult, yes. Thinking a lot and trying to make the right decision —, Ancelotti added this Monday (18).

DID PEDRO COME CLOSE TO MAKING THE WORLD CUP SQUAD?

Not only Pedro, but also Léo Ortiz and Samuel Lino, also from Flamengo, were on Carlo Ancelotti’s preliminary list. However, the center forward was considered more likely to appear in the 26-man squad. In fact, the Italian even went to Curitiba to watch Mengão take on Athletico-PR. The striker even scored, but he did not convince the coach.

WHO FROM FLAMENGO WAS CALLED UP?

Without Pedro, Carlo Ancelotti called up four Flamengo players: Alex Sandro, Danilo, Léo Pereira and Lucas Paquetá. The quartet, in fact, will be available for Mengão’s next match, against Estudiantes (ARG), in the fifth round of Group A of the Copa Libertadores de América. Kickoff is at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at the Maracanã.

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