Ancelotti’s decision could play into Vasco’s hands | OneFootball

The Brazilian national team held its last training session this Thursday at Arsenal’s training center before the friendly against Senegal, scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. (Brasília time) at Emirates Stadium in London. The match will be broadcast on Globo, sportv, and ge tv.

The big news in Carlo Ancelotti’s tests was the presence of Éder Militão at right-back. The coach repeated the formation in both Wednesday and Thursday’s training sessions, indicating that Militão is likely to start — a decision that leaves Paulo Henrique on the bench and could even benefit Vasco, since the full-back is likely to be less physically worn out for the club’s upcoming matches.

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Éder Militão training with the Brazilian national team in London — Photo: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

The position had previously been filled by more offensively-minded full-backs, such as Vanderson, Wesley, Vitinho, and Paulo Henrique himself, but Ancelotti chose to reinforce the defense for the match against Senegal.

The rehearsed lineup kept the core of the team that beat South Korea 5-0, with two changes: Ederson in goal and Alex Sandro back at left-back. Thus, the likely starting lineup is:Ederson; Éder Militão, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães, and Alex Sandro; Casemiro and Bruno Guimarães; Estêvão, Matheus Cunha, Vini Jr, and Rodrygo.

The coach also used the training session to observe alternatives. Wesley and Caio Henrique were tested as full-backs, while João Pedro played in place of Matheus Cunha for part of the session.

Thursday’s session also featured the presence of Gabriel Jesus, Arsenal’s striker, who watched the training and caught up with former teammates while recovering from knee surgery performed in January.

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Gabriel Jesus at the Brazilian national team training at Arsenal’s training center — Photo: Bruno Cassucci

The national team will finish preparations this Friday at Emirates Stadium itself. After facing Senegal, Brazil will close out the year against Tunisia next Tuesday in Lille.

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