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Léo Pereira confirmed as a starter for Brazil vs France match

Head coach Carlo Ancelotti gave a press conference this Wednesday (25) and, during the conversation, confirmed that Léo Pereira will start in the friendly between Brazil and France. In other words, the Brazilian National Team could have an all-Flamengo center-back pairing on Thursday (26).

That is because, with Léo Pereira guaranteed as a starter, Ancelotti only needs to decide the second center-back in the duo. Thus, the Brazilian National Team’s options are: Danilo, from Flamengo, Ibañez and Bremer. In other words, Rubro-Negro could have one more representative among the starting 11 against France.

Was Danilo called up to play as a center-back for the Brazilian National Team?

Although he plays as a center-back for Flamengo, Carlo Ancelotti called up Danilo as an option at full-back. However, with Marquinhos and Gabriel Magalhães unavailable due to injury, the coach could use the Flamengo defender alongside Léo Pereira this Thursday (26).

What happened to Marquinhos and Gabriel Magalhães?

A center-back for PSG (FRA), Marquinhos felt pain in his hip and, therefore, will not be available for the friendly against France. However, the experienced defender is expected to play against Croatia next Tuesday (31). On the other hand, Gabriel Magalhães, from Arsenal (ENG), suffered a knee injury and was withdrawn from the Brazilian National Team.

When do Brazil and France face each other?

The friendly between Brazil and France takes place at 5 pm (Brasília time) this Thursday (26), at Gillete Stadium in Boston. Then, on March 31, the Brazilian National Team wraps up its warm-up matches against Croatia in Orlando.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match between Brazil and France through the website and social media. In addition, Globo (free-to-air TV), GE TV (YouTube) and SporTV (pay TV) will broadcast the Brazilian National Team friendly.

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