With Andreas back, Seleção regroup and start preparations to face Bolivia | OneFootball

The Brazilian National Team began, this Saturday, preparations for the match against Bolivia, the final round of the South American Qualifiers for the World Cup. The squad regrouped at Granja Comary after having a day off on Friday.

The main highlight of the training was Andreas Pereira. The Palmeiras midfielder was called up by Carlo Ancelotti to replace the injured Kaio Jorge and reported to the team this morning.

This afternoon's session was open to family members, guests, and CBF sponsors.

How was the training?

The players started the day with a warm-up, featuring the traditional "bobinho" drill. Next, Ancelotti and his staff organized an attack versus defense training session. To finish, the squad was split into two teams, who faced each other without goalkeepers.

Vitinho, Marquinhos, Alex, Caio Henrique; Andrey, Jean Lucas, Lucas Paquetá, Estêvão; Richarlison and Samuel Lino made up one of the teams.

The other team consisted of Wesley, Fabrício Bruno, Gabriel Magalhães, Douglas Santos; Bruno Guimarães, Andreas Pereira; Martinelli, Raphinha, João Pedro, Luiz Henrique.

The Brazilian squad will return to training this Sunday.

Next match for the National Team

The Brazilian National Team is preparing for the final round of the South American Qualifiers. Ancelotti’s team will face Bolivia next Tuesday, at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time), in El Alto.

Already qualified for the next World Cup, the Seleção comes from a 3–0 win over Chile and is in second place in the standings, with 28 points.

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