Pedro Ferreira on Ancelotti's radar: fringe São Paulo man impresses | OneFootball

If the young attacking midfielder Pedro Ferreira has not yet won over Dorival Júnior in São Paulo training, he has already impressed Brazil national team coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has the No. 10 produced at Cotia on his radar for future call-ups as part of the national team's overhaul.

Last week, the Italian manager met with the coaches of the CBF’s three Brazilian men’s youth national teams in a new step in the integration process across all levels of the Seleção.

For nearly two hours, Ancelotti and Paulo Victor, of the under-20 team, Carlos Eduardo Patetuci, of the under-17s, and Guilherme Dalla Déa, of the under-15s, discussed strategic topics related to the development of Brazilian football and player development. The meeting also served to establish the guidelines that will steer the joint work of the coaching staffs in the coming cycles.

Brazil’s under-20 team is gathered at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis (RJ), continuing preparations for two friendlies against Bolivia next week. Among those called up are three São Paulo players: right-back Angelo, who already stood out for the under-17s, along with defensive midfielder Djhordney and attacking midfielder Pedro Ferreira.

The Italian liked him!

The latter, according to a report published by Folha de São Paulo this Wednesday (5), already made a very strong impression on Carlo Ancelotti in previous friendlies played by the under-20 national team, is on the Italian’s radar, and could even be a surprise inclusion in upcoming call-ups for Brazil’s senior squad.

“It was extremely positive. It shows the path the institution has been taking with regard to integration in this process of renewing the senior national team. It is a very important part of understanding exactly how Mister Ancelotti sees this renewal process, what the main points are, what is being sought most, and how we can contribute to this process, from the under-15s to the under-23 national team,” celebrated Paulo Victor, coach of Brazil’s under-20 team, who continued.

“The conversation moved very much in that direction and I’m sure it was the first of many we will have in order to deal with alignment, ideas, identity, methodologies, characteristics, and player profile. It’s a one-way road, and we’re happy with the simplicity and humility with which he treats us and all the matters related to this renewal,” said Paulo Victor.

Cotia gem

Pedro Ferreira has been called up frequently for Brazil’s under-20 team, but he still has not found space under Dorival at Tricolor. The attacking midfielder, who had already been used by other coaches at the club, has played only twice for a few minutes under the new manager, and is often sent back to São Paulo’s youth setup to keep up his match rhythm.

The midfielder arrived at Cotia in 2016, at the age of nine, and won six youth titles, including back-to-back Under-20 Copa do Brasil titles in 2024 and 2025 and the 2025 Copinha. Even after making his first-team debut at the end of 2025, the youngster wore the No. 10 shirt and captained the team in this year’s Copinha runner-up finish. For the senior team, he has made nine appearances, with one assist.

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