Vini Júnior and Rodrygo return as Ancelotti names Brazil squad | OneFootball

Coach Carlo Ancelotti announced this Wednesday the call-up of the 26 players who will represent the Brazilian National Team in the upcoming FIFA date, reserved for two friendlies for Brazil. The called-up players will face South Korea on October 10 and Japan on October 14.

Vinicius Junior from Real Madrid is back after being left out of the list for the final round of the Qualifiers. Besides him, Rodrygo, his club teammate, has also been called up again by the Italian coach.

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However, Ancelotti also faced some injuries. He could not call up players like the forward Raphinha from Barcelona and Marquinhos from PSG. Other names who were also injured and therefore unavailable were defender Alexsandro Ribeiro, midfielder Andrey Santos, and goalkeeper Alisson.

In Brazilian football, Ancelotti called up goalkeeper Hugo Souza from Corinthians again, who has been included in all the Italian's call-ups. The only other player who plays in Brazil to be called was Fabrício Bruno from Cruzeiro.

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Return of some names

Ancelotti recalled to the National Team forward Igor Jesus from Nottingham Forest and defender Carlos Augusto from Inter Milan. Besides them, other new additions were midfielders André and João Gomes, both from Wolverhampton.

The trend, confirmed by the call-up, was for Ancelotti to maintain the base called up in the final rounds of the Qualifiers in September, when Brazil defeated Chile and was beaten by Bolivia at the altitude of La Paz.

Later this year, the Brazilian National Team will play two more friendlies in November (between the 10th and 18th), closing the 2025 calendar.

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See the full call-up of the Brazilian National Team for the October friendlies:

Goalkeepers: Bento (Al-Nassr), Éderson (Fenerbahçe), and Hugo Souza (Corinthians)

Defenders: Caio Henrique (Monaco), Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan), Douglas Santos (Zenit), Éder Militão (Real Madrid), Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Lucas Beraldo (PSG), Vanderson (Monaco), and Wesley (Roma)

Midfielders: André (Wolverhampton), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Casemiro (Manchester United), João Gomes (Wolverhampton), Joelinton (Newcastle), and Lucas Paquetá (West Ham)

Forwards: Estevão (Chelsea), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest), Luiz Henrique (Zenit), Matheus Cunha (Manchester United), Richarlison (Tottenham), Vinicius Júnior (Real Madrid), and Rodrygo (Real Madrid)

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