After Argentina’s victory against Canada in the debut of the America Cupthere are many who are waiting to see the premiere of the Brazil’s selection and their figures. This Monday, the Verdeamarela will play against Costa Rica in Los Angeles for Group D that they share with Paraguay and Colombia, another of those who are expected to be one of the cheerleaders of the tournament being held in the United States.
While waiting for the duel against the Ticos, the group of Dorival Junior He worked at the University of California (UCLA) complex and during practice an action occurred that generated controversy among fans of the team that won five World Cups. In a game action, Eder Militao violently crossed his teammate Gabriel Martinelli.
In the video, which was leaked on social networks, you can see how The Arsenal forward, from England, was left lying on the ground and visibly in pain from the kick he received from the Real Madrid central marker. What’s more, seconds after the collision, the defender approached the attacker to try to pick him up, but he couldn’t and stayed on the grass.
The situation meant that the Brazilian national team’s medical team had to enter the field to see what condition Martinelli was in. Shortly after, the 23-year-old forward left the field assisted by two collaborators from the technical staff and did not return. What caught the fans’ attention was the strange reaction that Militao had to what happened.
While the footballer the Gunners of the Premier League limped out, the player of the Meringue exchanged some comments with Marquinhos, his defensive partner and Paris Saint Germain star. Beyond this incident in training, it should be mentioned that Militao has great chances of starting against Costa Rica in the stadium. Sofiavenue of the duel against the Central Americans.
Coach Dorival Jr. will have a team with renewed faces and Vinicius Jr. as the top figure. Faced with the absence of Neymar -recovers from an injury- and Thiago Silvawho announced his retirement from the Brazilian team, the new era will have Danilo as the captain of the team. The Juventus footballer from Italy has been wearing the yellow-green shirt for more than 10 years and has played in 57 international matches.
Looking ahead to the confrontation against Costa Rica, it is expected that the coach will have an attack with three forwards and that, given the loss of Manchester City goalkeeper Emerson due to an injury that left him out of the squad, the chosen one will be Alisson, Liverpool goalkeeper . In this way, the starting eleven for the debut would be the following: Alisson; Danilo, Eder Militao, Marquinhos, Wendell; Douglas Luiz, Guimaraes, Paquetá; Vinicius, Rodrygo and Raphinha.
After the debut against the Ticos, the next step for Brazil in the Copa América will be against Paraguay, next Friday, June 28 in the Allegiant Stadium, from Nevada. The closing of the group will be against Colombia, on Tuesday, July 2 at the Levi’s Stadium from San Francisco, California.
Brazil’s squad for the Copa América 2024
Archers: Alisson (Liverpool), Bento (Atlético Paranaense), Rafael (San Pablo).
Defenders: Danilo (Juventus), Yan Couto (Girona), Guilherme Arana (Atlético Mineiro), Wendell (Porto), Beraldo (PSG), Éder Militão (Real Madrid), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Marquinhos (PSG), Bremer (Juventus ).
Midfielders: Andreas Pereira (Fulham), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), João Gomes (Wolverhampton), Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), Éderson (Atalanta).
Forwards: Endrick (Palmeiras), Evanilson (Porto), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Raphinha (Barcelona), Rodrygo Goes (Real Madrid, Savinho (Girona), Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), Pepê (Porto).
