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Coach Carlo Ancelotti called up the Brazilian National Team for friendlies against Senegal and Tunisia

The Brazilian National Team is training for the last friendlies of the year with some absences. Among the most valuable players left out of Carlo Ancelotti’s list is midfielder João Gomes, a product of Flamengo’s youth academy, who was included in the previous call-up.

According to the website Transfermarkt, the former Flamengo player has a market value of 40 million euros (about R$ 245 million). Thus, João Gomes is currently the seventh most valuable Brazilian player not in the National Team.

What is the ranking?

It is worth noting, however, that the media star Neymar is not among the top 10 most valuable. That’s because Santos’ number 10 often misses games due to injuries, which affects his performance and market value.

Has João Gomes been called up before?

Under Dorival Júnior, João Gomes was a regular in the Brazilian National Team. However, the coach changed and Carlo Ancelotti called up the former Flamengo player only once. On that occasion, however, the midfielder remained on the bench against South Korea and Japan.

Was anyone from Flamengo called up?

Alex Sandro and Danilo will play for Brazil in the matches against Senegal and Tunisia. Jorge Carrascal, on the other hand, will represent Colombia in friendlies against New Zealand and Nigeria. Meanwhile, Gonzalo Plata will play for Ecuador against Canada and New Zealand.

The trio Arrascaeta, Varela and Viña will defend Uruguay against Mexico and the United States, in Torreón and Tampa. All of them will miss Flamengo’s match on Saturday (15th) against Sport, in Pernambuco.

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