Familiar faces: São Paulo trio from Cotia called up by Brazil U20 | OneFootball

São Paulo had three players from its youth academy called up by coach Paulo Victor to represent the Brazil under-20 national team in a series of three friendly matches on Spanish soil. Right-back Igor Felisberto, midfielder Djhordney, and forward Tetê, all of whom already train with the senior squad, were the Tricolor names selected by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

The Brazilian delegation will be based in the municipality of San Pedro del Pinatar, located in the Murcia region of Spain, where it will play its matches at the Pinatar Arena complex.

The national team’s run of matches begins on September 28 against Denmark. Brazil will then face the United States on October 1 and wrap up the preparation period against Mexico on the 4th of the same month.

In every area of the pitch

The tests in Europe are part of the second phase of the Brazilian national team’s preparation cycle for the South American Under-20 Championship, scheduled for January 2027. In the initial training stage, held in March, Igor Felisberto and Djhordney had already been remembered by the coaching staff alongside fellow Tricolor players Pedro Ferreira and Lucca, during a period marked by two 3-1 wins over Paraguay.

In this call-up, São Paulo appears as the second club with the highest number of players sent to the national team, tied with Palmeiras — both with three representatives.

The ranking is led by Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine, which had four players called up. The São Paulo Tricolor, however, stands out as the only institution among the three with called-up players spread across every area of the pitch: defense, midfield, and attack.

Room at Tricolor

Still without major opportunities under Dorival Júnior, the trio of young standouts trains daily at the Barra Funda training center and are regularly included by the coach in matchday squads, especially defensive midfielder Djhordney, who could even start in the clássico against Palmeiras this Saturday (12).

The tricky winger Tetê sometimes appears on the bench, while the skillful Igor Felisberto has had the fewest chances of the three under coach Dorival.

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