Crespo’s favourite striker, two São Paulo midfielders in Brazil U17 | OneFootball

São Paulo had three players from its Cotia youth academy called up for Brazil’s U-17 National Team friendlies, in preparation for the South American Championship in the category, which will take place next year.

The forward Brenno, who became coach Hernán Crespo’s ‘favorite’ after listening to advice and scoring in a Tricolor training session at the Barra Funda training center, along with midfielders Nícolas and Robert, saw their names on coach Eduardo Patetuci’s list of 24 players.

Brazil will play two friendly matches against Paraguay, on December 8 and 11, at Carfem Stadium in Ypané, in the opponent’s country.

With a shortage of forwards due to injuries at São Paulo, the young Brenno, just 16 years old, joined the professional team’s training at Barra Funda and impressed the Argentine Crespo. In the U-17 team at Cotia, he is one of the main standouts with many goals.

“Thank you for everything you have been doing in my life, God. I will have the opportunity to represent my country, I just have to thank God first and my family,” celebrated the Tricolor gem on his social media.

“It will be a huge honor to wear the national team jersey and represent my country. I’m very happy, it’s a dream come true!!” posted midfielder Robert. And Nicolas also celebrated his call-up.

“Today I fulfill one of the greatest dreams of my life: I have been called up for the first time to the Brazilian National Team. It’s hard to put into words the emotion of this moment. I remember when it all started, the difficulties, the training, the sacrifices, and every person who believed in me.”

“Wearing the National Team jersey is a huge honor and a great responsibility. I will represent my country with dedication, humility, and a great desire to learn and grow. I thank God, my family, my friends, and everyone who is part of this journey,” said São Paulo’s Nicolas in gratitude.

This will be Brazil’s second stage of preparation for the 2026 U-17 South American Championship, which will take place from April 3 to 19. The location of the tournament, however, has not yet been defined by Conmebol. The first stage took place in July at Granja Comary.

In this next edition of the South American Championship, the Brazilian National Team will defend the title won undefeated in April this year, in Colombia, when Angelo, a right-back from São Paulo’s youth academy, was one of the great standouts of the victory.

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