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Flamengo Midfielder Jorginho on Italy National Team’s Radar

Flamengo has two players in its squad with experience in European national teams: Jorginho, with Italy, and Saúl, with Spain. Neither was called up for the current FIFA international window, but the midfielder remains on coach Gennaro Gattuso’s radar and could feature in the next squad announcement.

According to journalist Emanuelle Ribeiro, Jorginho had a strong chance of being called up for Italy for this FIFA window, for the matches against Estonia and Israel. However, the midfielder suffered from muscle fatigue, which even kept the Italo-Brazilian out of the match against Grêmio in the Brasileirão. Even without an injury, the four-time world champions chose not to call up the Flamengo player.

WHEN WAS JORGINHO’S LAST CALL-UP?

Jorginho has not worn the blue shirt since Euro 2024, held in June of last year. The midfielder has played for the Italian National Team since March 2016, with the highlight being Euro 2020, when he lifted the trophy of the continent’s most important competition.

WHEN IS THE NEXT FIFA INTERNATIONAL WINDOW?

The Flamengo midfielder is hoping to be called up for the last two FIFA international windows of the year. The first will be in October, between the 6th and 14th. In addition, there is another in November, from the 10th to the 18th. Not only Jorginho, but other Mengão players are also hoping to return to their respective national teams, such as the Brazilians, Uruguayans, Ecuadorian Plata, and Colombian Carrascal.

HOW IS JORGINHO DOING?

After missing Flamengo’s last Brasileirão match, Jorginho will not be a problem for Sunday (14th), against Juventude, at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi. After all, the midfielder trained normally in recent days and is cleared to play. The match will take place at 4pm (Brasília time), with exclusive streaming coverage on Amazon Prime.

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