Fabrício Bruno on Ancelotti’s praise, eyes Brazil friendlies in Asia | OneFootball

Cruzeiro's defender, Fabrício Bruno, celebrated the praises from the coach of the Brazilian National Team, Carlo Ancelotti. The defender was called up by the Italian to represent Brazil in the friendlies against South Korea and Japan, in Asia.

"I am happy for the compliments. I think this is the result of a lot of work day by day, at my club and here in the National Team. I come to help, to add, so I am always available to do my best," said Fabrício Bruno, in an interview with CBF TV, after Brazil's training this Monday.

During the call-up press conference, Ancelotti stated he liked the performance of Cruzeiro's defender against Bolivia, in the last round of the Qualifiers. On that occasion, the player replaced Marquinhos, who was out due to an injury.

"I called up Fabrício Bruno because we had an injury to Marquinhos, a possible injury to Bremer and an injury to Alexsandro. We needed a defender. I liked his game against Bolivia, under very complicated conditions," explained the coach.

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Friendlies in Asia

Brazil will face South Korea and Japan in this FIFA date in preparatory friendlies for the World Cup. The match against the Koreans is scheduled for Friday, at 8am (Brasília time), while the game against the Japanese will take place on the 14th, at 7:30am. Fabrício Bruno projected the clashes.

"These are two great games, difficult. We have to be prepared and focused so we can play great games and achieve a positive result," he highlighted.

Performance for Brazil

The call-up was the 29-year-old defender's eighth for the Brazilian National Team, being the first for the friendlies against England and Spain, in March 2024, still under the command of Dorival Júnior. In total, he has played three matches for Brazil.

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