Vini Jr returns to India after 10 years, he has won a title there | OneFootball

The Brazilian National Team held a single training session in India ahead of next Saturday’s friendly, on the 3rd, in Kolkata, at 11 a.m. (Brasília time). For most of the squad called up by Carlo Ancelotti, this will be their first trip to India.

However, Vini Jr., currently the biggest name in today’s Brazilian National Team, returns to the country after 10 years. Vini was in India in 2016 to play in the BRICS Cup, a tournament held in India among the five countries that, at the time, made up the political-economic alliance of emerging nations: Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, and the host nation.

At 16 years old, the then-Flamengo player scored five goals and finished as the tournament’s top scorer. The forward recalled his time in India in an interview with CBF TV.

“They are great memories because I came here when I was just a kid. I didn’t know I would come back here, and I didn’t know that, even back then, the (Indian) fans already had a lot of affection for me, because I came for this competition and, right after that, there was the World Cup, and I couldn’t come. Everyone from India sent me messages. It’s an audience that follows me closely, loves football, loves Brazil, and I’m happy to be back here,” he said in an interview with CBF TV.

Brazil beat South Africa 5-1, with Vini Jr. scoring his fifth goal of the competition, sealing both the title and the top scorer award.

With Vini Jr., look back at the Brazil Under-17 squad call-up

Goalkeepers

Arthur Gazze – São Paulo

Gabriel Brazão – Cruzeiro

Lucas Sulzbach – Avaí

Center-backs

Lucas Halter – Atlético Paranaense

Matheus Miranda – Vasco da Gama

Matheus Stockl – Atlético Mineiro

Vitor Eduardo – Palmeiras

Full-backs

Kevin Kesley – Osasco Audax

Lucas Oliveiras – Palmeiras

Wesley Andrade – Flamengo

Weverson Costa – São Paulo

Midfielders

Alan Souza – Palmeiras

Caio Lopes – Vasco da Gama

Marco Antônio Coelho – Cruzeiro

Marco Antônio Santos – Athletico-PR

Rodrigo Nestor – São Paulo

Victor Bobsin – Grêmio

Forwards

Brenner Souza – São Paulo

Leonardo Chú – Grêmio

Paulinho – Vasco da Gama

Vinicius Jr. – Flamengo

Vitinho – Corinthians

Lincoln Correa – Flamengo

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