On his first call-up! Feed freezes, and player misses his own name 🎥

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·9 September 2026

Midfielder Gabriel Bontempo had a special day this Wednesday (9) as he was called up to the Brazilian National Team for the first time.

But the experience probably wasn’t quite how the Santos player had imagined it.

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He was watching the squad announcement on YouTube, and right at the moment Carlo Ancelotti mentioned his name, the stream froze.

See below how the moment unfolded:

Olha o que aconteceu bem na hora da convocação! 😂🇧🇷
– Wednesday, 9 September 2026

Bontempo has been standing out this season even amid a turbulent spell for Santos.

Alongside him, Andrey Santos (Manchester United), Breno Bidon (Corinthians), Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal), Danilo (Botafogo), and Douglas Luiz (Juventus) were called up for the national team’s midfield for the upcoming FIFA international window.

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

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