Paulo Henrique of Vasco called up to replace Wesley in the national team | OneFootball

The right-back Paulo Henrique from Vasco was called up this Sunday to defend the Brazilian National Team in the friendlies against South Korea and Japan. He will replace Wesley from Roma, who suffered an injury during the match against Fiorentina this Sunday and was cut from Carlo Ancelotti's list.

Thus, the player, a standout in the Rio de Janeiro team, reaches his first call-up of his career.

Paulo Henrique had a good performance in the 4-3 victory over Vitória this Sunday, hours before being called up. The player was responsible for crossing to Nuno Moreira to open the scoring at São Januário.

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Third cut made by Ancelotti

This is the third cut made by Carlo Ancelotti in this FIFA Date. Vitinho from Botafogo and John from Nottingham Forest were called to replace right-back Vanderson and goalkeeper Éderson, respectively.

National Team Schedule

Brazil faces South Korea this Friday at 8 AM (Brasília time) at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. The match against Japan will be on the 14th (Tuesday) at the Tokyo Stadium at 7:30 AM.

See the list of called-up players:

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