Brazil under-15s face Uruguay this Saturday at Granja Comary | OneFootball

U-15 National Team plays another friendly against Uruguay this SaturdayCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

The Brazil U-15 National Team wraps up this Saturday (22) the fifth and final stage of preparation for the Liga Evolución with a friendly against Uruguay at 10 a.m. at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro. CBF TV will broadcast the match. On Wednesday (19), the two teams faced each other at the same venue, with Brazil winning 4-0.

The new match will once again serve as an opportunity for head coach Guilherme Dalla Déa to assess the squad ahead of the call-up, which will be announced on Tuesday (25) for the Liga Evolución, the equivalent of the South American championship for the age group.

The competition will be held in Paraguay, and Brazil will be aiming for a second straight title. In the opening stage, the U-15 National Team is in the same group as Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Their debut is scheduled for September 9 against Ecuador in the city of Luque.

Guilherme Dalla Déa during training on Friday morning at Granja ComaryCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

For Saturday’s match against Uruguay, Dalla Déa expects more difficulties. He pointed out that the opponent had time to analyze the first meeting and prepare better for the second clash.

"We will definitely face more difficulties. That’s normal when we have these back-to-back friendlies against other national teams. They start to get to know our players better, as well as the way I like to play. But the idea is to give our players opportunities. We’ll have a new lineup, with some different combinations, even to test things out," said Dalla Déa.

For the coach, what is also at stake is the players’ behavior during the match, the decisions they make in certain situations, and their tactical discipline.

"We also use these matches to experiment, so that they can absorb not only the movements, but above all the attitude on the field. That’s something we emphasized a lot during this period: the commitment to playing for the National Team, the competitiveness. So we hope to put in another great performance, leave Granja Comary satisfied, and close out this fifth stage of preparation for what comes next, which is the Liga Evolución," the coach commented.

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