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Flamengo Midfielder Jorginho Was on Italy’s Preliminary National Team List

The Italian National Team announced this Friday (20) the squad for the playoffs of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. However, coach Gattuso chose not to call up Jorginho, the midfielder from Flamengo.

Therefore, the Italo-Brazilian will not play against Northern Ireland on the 26th of this month in the European playoffs. However, the midfielder will be available to Leonardo Jardim for Rubro-Negro training sessions during the FIFA break, which reduces the chances of him missing the match against Bragantino in the Brasileirão.

See the call-up:

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Goalkeepers: Caprile, Carnesecchi, Donnarumma, Meret. Defenders: Bastoni, Buongiorno, Calafiori, Cambiaso, Coppola, Dimarco, Gatti, Mancini, Palestra, Scalvini, Spinazzola. Midfielders: Barella, Cristante, Frattesi, Locatelli, Pisilli, Tonali. Forwards: Chiesa, F. P. Esposito, Kean, Politano, Raspadori, Retegui, Scamacca.

But why is there a chance Jorginho could miss Flamengo’s match?

The game between Flamengo and Bragantino is scheduled for April 1st, though this could change. If he had been called up, the player would have faced the physical toll of the match and the specific logistics of leaving Italy after the playoff and reporting to Mais Querido in time.

And why didn’t Gattuso call up Jorginho?

Despite being on Italy’s preliminary list, the midfielder last joined the national team in 2024. On that occasion, the Azzurra was set to play the Nations League. Since Italy’s last World Cup appearance was in 2014, the Flamengo player has not yet played in a World Cup.

But could Jorginho still play in this year’s World Cup?

For the Mengão midfielder to play in the national team tournament, the Azzurra must beat Northern Ireland and call him up for the final squad. Therefore, if they lose, the European team will go 16 years without a World Cup appearance.

Who from Flamengo has been called up?

So far, the Brazilian trio Alex Sandro, Léo Pereira and Danilo are the only ones called up for this month’s FIFA break. However, Uruguay is expected to call up Arrascaeta, De La Cruz, and Guillermo Varela.

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