Brazil’s new boss Ancelotti unveils his first squad | OneFootball

Carlo Carlo Ancelotti has named his first Brazil squad since taking over as head coach.

He’s gone with a few familiar faces from his past teams, including Casemiro from Man United, Real Madrid’s Vini Jr., and Richarlison from Spurs.

Neymar’s still out injured, so he hasn’t made the cut. Elsewhere in the 25-man squad, Antony’s been called up after hitting form again on loan at Real Betis.

There are a few other Premier League lads in there too - Alisson, Andreas Pereira, Bruno Guimarães, Gabriel Martinelli and Matheus Cunha all got the nod.

Chelsea loanee Andrey Santos is also among the call-ups after a solid season at Strasbourg, and is expected to return to his parent club soon.

Ancelotti’s the first foreigner to take charge of Brazil, and the job’s pretty straightforward: win a sixth World Cup next year in Canada, Mexico, and the US.

Up first, though, Brazil face qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay over the next couple of weeks.

Full squad:

Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Bento (Al Nassr) and Hugo Souza (Corinthians)

Defenders: Alex Sandro (Flamengo), Alexandro Ribeiro (Lille), Beraldo (PSG), Carlos Augusto (Internazionale), Danilo (Flamengo), Léo Ortiz (Flamengo), Marquinhos (PSG), Vanderson (Monaco) and Wesley (Flamengo)

Midfielders: Andreas Pereira (Fulham), Andrey Santos (Strasbourg), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Casemiro (Manchester United), Ederson (Atalanta), Gerson (Flamengo)

Forwards: Antony (Real Betis), Estêvão (Palmeiras), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton), Raphinha (Barcelona), Richarlison (Tottenham) and Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)