With Vini Jr, Ancelotti leads Brazil's penultimate session before Croatia

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·29 de março de 2026

With Vini Jr, Ancelotti leads Brazil's penultimate session before Croatia

The Brazil National Team is preparing to face Croatia on Tuesday night in the second friendly scheduled for this FIFA date. This Sunday, coach Carlo Ancelotti led the penultimate training session before the match, making changes to the lineup and with Vinícius Júnior in attendance.

The Real Madrid player had missed Saturday’s training session as a precaution. He felt fatigued after the game against France last Thursday, but no injury was detected. However, he is expected to remain in the starting lineup against the Croatians.

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Marquinhos is also expected to play. The Paris Saint-Germain center back, who missed the match against France due to pain in the hip area, took part in training again and should strengthen the defense alongside Léo Pereira.

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Ancelotti has doubts

Without Wesley, who was ruled out due to the injury suffered in the defeat to France, the Italian coach now has a doubt. He can use Danilo or deploy Ibañez out of position in that area. The Al Ahli player revealed the coach’s request in a press conference held this Sunday to play on that side of the field.

In midfield, Andrey Santos and Danilo are competing for the spot alongside Casemiro. The Botafogo player gave an interview this Sunday and also played coy about his place in the starting lineup.

Ancelotti will still lead one final training session before the match on Monday, when he will decide the starting team against Croatia.

Brazil National Team’s next match

Brazil will face Croatia on Tuesday at 9 p.m. (Brasília time) at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, United States. This will be Brazil’s final test before Ancelotti announces the final squad for the 2026 World Cup.

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