Corinthians academy duo represent club in Brazil U15 friendly | OneFootball

On the morning of this Wednesday (19), the Brazil Under-15 National Team faced Uruguay in a friendly match at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), and won 4-0. Two Corinthians academy players represented the club wearing the Seleção shirt in the match: midfielder Lucas Splichal and attacking midfielder Igor Macedo, both born in 2011.

Splichal, a starter for Timão’s Under-15 team who has also been getting minutes with the Under-17 squad, began the match in Guilherme Dalla Déa’s starting lineup. Igor Macedo, meanwhile, started the friendly on the bench and was brought on by the Brazilian coaching staff at halftime. The match is part of the preparation for the Under-15 Liga Evolución, which will take place in September in Paraguay.

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Next Saturday (22), at the same venue, Brazil will face Uruguay again. This FIFA window represents the fifth stage of the evaluation and testing period for the competition that will be held next month.

In May, it is also worth noting, the duo also took part in the Vlatko Markovic International Tournament in Croatia. On that occasion, Brazil finished as runners-up after being beaten by Portugal in a penalty shootout following a 2-2 draw in regular time.

Corinthians’ Under-15 team, of which Lucas Splichal and Igor Macedo are part, is enjoying another excellent season under Eduardo Vergueiro. In the first phase of the Paulista Championship in the age group, Timão finished as runners-up in its group with 30 points — 10 wins and two defeats — behind only Ibrachin. In the opening match of the second stage last weekend, the Sons of Terrão beat Desportivo Brasil 2-1.

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