Paulo Henrique debuts for Brazil 🇧🇷, see his first match stats | OneFootball

Full-back Paulo Henrique, from Vasco, made his debut for the Brazilian National Team this Friday, in a 5-0 thrashing of South Korea in Seoul. The 29-year-old player came on in the second half wearing the number 13 shirt, and had a solid performance during the 20 minutes he was on the field.

In total, Paulo Henrique had 24 actions with the ball, but lost possession seven times. In addition, the Cruzmaltino player was involved in two tackles, but won only one of them.

Furthermore, the full-back made one ball recovery, won two out of three ground duels he contested, and completed 12 out of 17 passes attempted, resulting in a 71% success rate. The numbers are from Sofascore, a website specializing in statistics.

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Unexpected call-up

Paulo Henrique was called up at the last minute, after Wesley from Roma suffered an injury. The Vasco player was traveling during the FIFA date break, but returned immediately after being called by Ancelotti.

This season, he has played 47 matches for Vasco, with four goals scored and five assists. He will also be available for the National Team in the friendly against Japan next Tuesday, at 7:30 a.m. (Brasília time), in Tokyo.

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