Gazeta Esportiva.com
·9 March 2026
With Ancelotti at Mirassol v Santos, CBF to keep an eye on the Brasileirão

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·9 March 2026

The technical committee of the Brazilian National Team will travel across the country to observe some games of the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship. In total, the professionals will attend four matches of the competition, with a highlight on the duel between Mirassol and Santos, in which Carlo Ancelotti, the Canarinho coach, and Rodrigo Caetano, the National Team coordinator, will be present at Campos Maia Stadium.
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The commander of the Brazilian National Team will be present at the clash between the São Paulo teams, which will not feature Neymar, absent from Santos. The star of the Alvinegro Praiano did not train in recent days, undergoing muscle strengthening, and is expected to return only in the next Peixe game, the classic against Corinthians.
Even without the greatest scorer in the history of the National Team, Ancelotti is still expected to have two targets in the match. Santos' goalkeeper Gabriel Brazão will be closely observed to join the list, and Mirassol's left-back Reinaldo will also be analyzed by the Italian.
Besides the São Paulo teams' duel, the Brazilian National Team's technical committee will follow three more games: the match between Flamengo and Cruzeiro, the classic between Bahia and Vitória, and the match between Vasco and Palmeiras.
In the match between Flamengo and Cruzeiro, this Wednesday, at Maracanã, the technical coordinator Juan Santos, the physical preparation coordinator Cristiano Nunes, and the performance analyst Thomaz Araújo will be present.
On the same day, Cícero Souza, manager of the National Teams, and Bruno Baquete, performance analyst, will be at Fonte Nova for the classic between Bahia and Vitória.
On Thursday, Rodrigo Caetano will go to São Januário to watch the match between Vasco and Palmeiras.
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