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Lucas Paquetá could take Luiz Henrique’s spot in the match against Egypt

The Brazil National Team trained this Wednesday (03) in New Jersey, United States, in preparation for the friendly against Egypt on Saturday (06). As a result, head coach Carlo Ancelotti included Lucas Paquetá, from Flamengo, among the starters.

Lucas Paquetá took part in this Wednesday’s (03) training session with the starting group. The Flamengo midfielder could earn a place in midfield after his performance against Panama, in a match played at the Maracanã.

WHAT IS BRAZIL’S LIKELY LINEUP?

With that, Carlo Ancelotti is expected to make five changes to the Brazil National Team. That means Brazil could take the field with the following lineup: Alisson; Wesley, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães and Douglas Santos; Casemiro, Bruno Guimarães and Lucas Paquetá; Raphinha, Igor Thiago and Vinicius Júnior.

Alex Sandro, of Flamengo, started against Panama and left the field at halftime. However, the Brazil National Team coach is expected to give Douglas Santos the nod in order to assess the Zenit (RUS) player’s situation.

HOW DID LUCAS PAQUETÁ PERFORM AGAINST PANAMA?

Lucas Paquetá experienced the opposite situation to Alex Sandro. The Flamengo midfielder started the match on the bench and only came on at halftime. Even so, the Rubro-Negro player provided an assist for Danilo Santos and scored a goal. As a result, he was one of the standout performers in the match.

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