Danilo reveals chat with Flamengo's Varela about Neymar in Brazil

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·17 June 2026

Danilo reveals chat with Flamengo's Varela about Neymar in Brazil

What did Danilo, Flamengo player, say in an interview this Wednesday (17)?

Danilo was the one who gave the press conference this Wednesday (17) in the United States. In one of his remarks, the No. 13 of the Brazil National Team highlighted the quality of Neymar and revealed a conversation he had with Varela, his Flamengo teammate, about the No. 10 of the ‘Seleção’.

I’ve mentioned it several times to Guillermo Varela, who is my teammate at Flamengo. In our conversations, we always talk about opponents, about players we’ve faced, to try to come to a conclusion, he said, before finishing: If you have a player like Neymar drifting over to your side, you will always pay more attention and ask for help. In the national team, just having Neymar on the pitch means he can blow up the entire plan the opponent had prepared for the match, Danilo stressed.

WHAT IS NEYMAR’S SITUATION WITH THE BRAZIL NATIONAL TEAM?

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Neymar has started to show the first signs of improvement from his calf injury. This week, the No. 10 has already taken part in activities on the field and, because of that, expectations are growing for the player’s debut in the World Cup. At first, however, the player is still expected to miss the clash against Haiti on Friday (19).

WHAT WAS ANOTHER QUOTE FROM DANILO?

Besides talking about Neymar, Danilo also commented again on Brazil’s performance against Morocco. In the view of the No. 13, the team’s display at the start of the match was alarming; however, the side managed to find a certain balance in the second half.

“It was alarming, because there was so much internal expectation to play a great game, to dominate, to press all the time. And when that doesn’t happen, none of it is easy to digest. Since I was out, my role was to understand the other side in order to bring balance, he commented, before finishing: When we went into halftime, we tried to bring calm so we could turn things around from the first half to the second. We managed to slow it down more, find passing lanes, and we started to grow into the match, said Danilo.

HOW IMPORTANT IS DANILO TO ANCELOTTI’S BRAZIL NATIONAL TEAM?

Danilo is one of the most experienced players in the current Brazil National Team squad at this World Cup. Even before the final list was announced, Ancelotti had already ‘locked in’ the Flamengo defender’s name in the ‘Seleção’ call-up.

At the start of the World Cup, Danilo began as an option on the bench against Morocco. However, looking to adjust the defensive system, Ancelotti brought the red-and-black defender onto the field. The No. 13’s presence in the clash with Haiti has not been ruled out.

WHAT IS BRAZIL’S NEXT GAME IN THE WORLD CUP?

With Danilo available, Brazil returns to the field this Friday (19) to face Haiti in the second round of Group C of the World Cup. In short, the ball starts rolling at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) in Philadelphia, United States. That way, Coluna do Fla TV, as usual, will show the details of the clash on YouTube, as well as on the website and social media.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.