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Flamengo Youth Product Wesley Takes the Lead to Start in Brazil’s Next Match

Brazil takes the field this Thursday (04) for the penultimate round of the World Cup Qualifiers, against Chile. Two days before the match, the coach of the yellow and green team, Carlo Ancelotti, sketched out the lineup with a former Flamengo player among the starting eleven: right-back Wesley.

WHAT LINEUP DID ANCELOTTI SKETCH OUT THIS TUESDAY (02)?

Alisson; Wesley, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães, and Douglas Santos; Casemiro and Bruno Guimarães; Estevão, Raphinha, Gabriel Martinelli, and João Pedro.

A product of Flamengo, Wesley is competing for the starting spot with Vanderson, from Monaco (FRA). In Ancelotti’s first two matches in charge of the Brazilian National Team, against Ecuador and Paraguay, the player from the French team was chosen to start. Therefore, the former Mengão player shows signs that he has managed to ‘turn the tables’ after his transfer to Roma (ITA).

AND WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER RUBRO-NEGROS?

On Ancelotti’s list, there is one player from Flamengo: Samuel Lino. However, the Mengão winger is expected to start on the bench. In addition, the coach had called up Alex Sandro, but the full-back got injured against Vitória and ended up being cut from the squad.

There are also five other former Flamengo players training at Granja Comary: Hugo Souza (Corinthians), Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro), Alexandro Ribeiro (Lille-FRA), Jean Lucas (Bahia), and Lucas Paquetá (West Ham-ENG). However, all are expected to be options on the bench against Chile.

WHEN IS BRAZIL VS CHILE?

The ball gets rolling for Brazil vs Chile at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Maracanã. The match takes place on Thursday (04), for the penultimate round of the World Cup Qualifiers. The five-time world champions have already secured their spot in the World Cup, while the country of Erick Pulgar sits at the bottom of the table and no longer has a chance to play in the world’s main competition next year.

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