Marquinhos sees Brazil on the right track with Ancelotti | OneFootball

The Brazil National Team faces India this Saturday, the 3rd, in Kolkata, in the first-ever match between the two countries. However, ever since Carlo Ancelotti’s squad arrived in the country, local fans have put on a big celebration for the players.

Traditionally, India is home to one of the largest groups of Brazil National Team fans outside Brazil. Marquinhos, captain of the Brazil National Team, commented on the warm welcome from the local fans.

“I’m very happy to be here. You can see it from all these people here welcoming us. Since yesterday, from the very first day, we arrived to a very warm reception here. It’s a golden opportunity to be here representing the Brazil National Team in this country, for these people who are passionate about football, about the Brazil National Team, and about all the history behind it,” said Marquinhos, who went on to highlight the emotional warmth he felt in India.

“I think it’s a matter of energy, a matter of connection, and that gives you the motivation to keep battling, fighting so that the Brazil National Team can increasingly return to its rightful place, which is the top, which is winning, which is competing for great things,” the captain said.

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“We have a goal further ahead, but we also have immediate goals, which are really to regain confidence, to play well again, to achieve big wins. And today, here, that is one of our goals: to come here, to play a great match tomorrow, to get a good victory, and to keep building confidence more and more.”

Carlo Ancelotti

“The coach is carrying out the tests he needs to make with new players, and also with experienced players he still wants to keep observing. I think everything is a path, a cycle, things we are adding so that we can build confidence and arrive at the World Cup in good shape.”

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