Estêvão ends 2025 as top scorer of the Ancelotti era with Brazil 🇧🇷 | OneFootball

Estêvão has had a sensational start wearing the Brazilian National Team jersey. At just 18 years old, the young forward has earned the trust of coach Carlo Ancelotti and has become the top scorer for the Seleção under the Italian manager's leadership.

He has already scored five goals in 11 matches for the Seleção. Every time he found the back of the net, Estêvão was a starter for Brazil, and with each FIFA international window, his status as an undisputed starter becomes even more unquestionable.

Estêvão has scored against Chile, South Korea (2), Senegal, and Tunisia. The forward was even chosen by Ancelotti to take the penalty against the Tunisians this Tuesday and did not disappoint, showing great composure to equalize the match.

The player, who came up through Palmeiras, revealed that he would have liked to take Brazil’s second penalty against Tunisia as well, but by order of coach Carlo Ancelotti, Lucas Paquetá took the shot and ended up sending it over the crossbar, missing the chance to secure a comeback victory for the Seleção.

For the next FIFA window in March, when Brazil will likely play friendlies against France and Croatia—the last matches before the World Cup—Estêvão will arrive with an increasingly clear status: as a starter for the team.

For a national team that in recent years has grown used to depending on Neymar, who has struggled to regain his best physical form, Estêvão’s rise is great news. The performance of the young 18-year-old has inevitably sparked hope among Brazilian fans.

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