Vitor Roque plays half for Brazil ahead of Palmeiras v Vitória | OneFootball

On the eve of the match between Palmeiras and Vitória, for the 37th round of the Brazilian Championship, forward Vitor Roque got his first chance in the Brazilian National Team under the command of Carlo Ancelotti. The number 9 of Verdão played half the time in the 1-1 draw with Tunisia this Tuesday.

Vitor Roque was brought on at halftime, replacing Matheus Cunha. The striker moved a lot and, at 30 minutes, earned a penalty for Brazil. He dispossessed defender Sassi and was heading towards the goal but was brought down by the Tunisian defender. Paquetá took the penalty, but his shot went over the crossbar.

According to Sofascore data, Vitor Roque had 13 actions with the ball over the 45 minutes and suffered three fouls, in addition to the penalty. The forward completed 71% of his passes, won three ground duels, and made one interception.

Palmeiras and Vitória face each other this Wednesday at 19:30 (Brasília time) at Allianz Parque. There is a possibility that Vitor Roque could be available for the match due to the logistics adopted by Verdão. He will return on the private plane of Leila Pereira, the club's president.

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Flamengo and Cruzeiro athletes also played

The friendly match between the Brazilian National Team and Tunisia also featured other familiar faces from Brazilian football. Defender Danilo, from Flamengo, was also brought on at halftime, replacing Wesley, his former clubmate now at Roma, Italy.

Another player who got minutes in the match was defender Fabrício Bruno from Cruzeiro. Around the 14th minute, Militão felt pain and requested a substitution. Thus, the player from the Minas Gerais team played about 30 minutes, plus stoppage time.

Return logistics

Vitor Roque will return on the private plane of president Leila Pereira, as will Fabrício Bruno. The Verdão's leader will give a 'ride' to the Cruzeiro defender and also to the called-up players Luciano Juba (Bahia) and Paulo Henrique (Vasco).

The Flamengo players called up (Alex Sandro and Danilo), on the other hand, will return on a chartered flight.

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