São Paulo’s pocket rocket: Marcos Antonio set for Brazil call-up | OneFootball

Midfielder lives in expectation of the first call-up to the National Team (Photo: Disclosure/SPFC)

MARCIO MONTEIRO

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São Paulo midfielder Marcos Antonio, already on the Brazilian National Team's preliminary list for the next FIFA Date, is expected to be a new face in coach Carlo Ancelotti's next call-up.

The information came on Friday afternoon (22) from journalist Pedro Ivo Almeida, from ESPN, who covers the national team. The call-up by the Italian coach will be announced next Monday (25), at an event held at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

With Brazil already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, Ancelotti will take advantage of the FIFA Date matches against Chile and Bolivia in the World Cup qualifiers to observe names that have not been called up, including Marcos Antonio, representing São Paulo.

If the midfielder's call-up is confirmed, he will have to report with the other athletes on September 1st at Granja Comary. Thus, he will not be absent from São Paulo, which plays in the Brasileirão on August 30 against Cruzeiro.

Marcos Antonio is one of the pillars of São Paulo's resurgence after the Club World Cup, under the command of Hernán Crespo. With a history of call-ups for the youth teams, when he played in the 2017 Under-17 World Cup and the 2019 Under-20 South American Championship, the midfielder has 28 games and four assists in the season.

Since the arrival of the Argentine commander, the midfielder has become an absolute starter. And, with Oscar's injury, he took on the role of maestro, organizing São Paulo's attacking plays and being responsible for distributing the ball between defense and attack.

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