Palmeiras quintet called up for Brazil squad | OneFootball

Palmeiras has five representatives in the Brazilian Under-20 National Team call-up announced on Tuesday (26): full-backs Gilberto and Arthur, midfielder Coutinho, and forwards Erick Belé and Luighi.

The list of call-ups is part of the final preparation phase of the Brazilian National Team for the Under-20 World Cup, which will be held in Chile from September 27 to October 19. The 26 called-up athletes will be concentrated in Atibaia (SP) between September 1 and 9 and will hold training sessions at the Red Bull Bragantino CT.

In the cycle leading up to the World Cup, Brazil played five friendly matches. This month, they faced Paraguay Under-20 in Paraguay and won both matches with the presence of Academy players.

So far, Palmeiras has had 20 athletes called up to Brazilian youth teams in 2025. Palmeiras had call-ups for defenders Ayslan and Ruan Pablo and midfielder Pedro Alcântara for the Under-15 team, defenders Guilherme Lira and Luccas Ramon, right-back Matheus Gomes, left-backs Derick and Thiago, midfielders Isaac Nicolas and Luis Pacheco, and forward Eduardo for the Under-17 team, and goalkeeper Aranha, defenders Benedetti and Robson, right-back Gilberto, left-back Arthur, midfielder Coutinho, and forwards Erick Belé, Riquelme Fillipi, and Luighi for the Under-20 team.

Palmeiras led the ranking of clubs with the most athletes called up to Brazilian youth teams over the last eight years. Throughout 2024, among the Under-15, Under-17, and Under-20 categories, Palmeiras had 17 athletes called up to the Brazilian National Team.

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