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The Brazilian team will have the return of the striker Gabriel Jesus to face Argentina on Tuesday at the Maracaná stadium in Rio de Janeiro for the South American Qualifiers, as rehearsed this Saturday at its sports center, Granja Comary.
Arsenal footballer from England, who has not played since October 24was not part of the delegation that traveled to Colombia due to a muscle injury from which he has fully recovered.
His return to the team – he was present in the four previous matches of the 2026 World Cup qualification – will occur instead of Vinicius Juniorfrom Real Madrid, ruled out due to a tear he suffered in Barranquilla last Thursday.
Gabriel Jesús, a 26-year-old from São Paulo, has accumulated 63 games in the “Canarinha” with a balance of 19 goals. One of them was converted to the National Team in the 2-0 victory in the semifinals of the Copa América Brazil 2019.
The second variant that coach Fernando Diniz tried was the inclusion of Charles Augustusa full-back with more defensive characteristics, by former Atlético de Madrid Renán Lodi.
Brazil’s formation to receive the world champion team will be with Alisson, Emerson Royal, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhaes and Carlos Augusto; André and Bruno Guimaraes; Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesús, Rodrygo and Raphiha.
Argentina will appear at the Maracaná as the leader of the South American Qualifiers with 12 points, despite losing its undefeated record on Thursday with the home defeat against Uruguay.
Brazil, fifth with seven points, has two losses in a row against Uruguay and Colombia, both as visitors.
Rodrygo beats the classic: “We are going to respect each other”
The Brazilian forward of Real Madrid, Rodrygo Silva de Goesbegan to beat Tuesday’s duel between Brazil and Argentina for the South American Qualifiers and stated that Lionel Scaloni’s team “will respect them” in the same way that his team will.
“I think they are going to respect us the same way we respect them.: taking all possible care with all your dangerous players. It is difficult to know if they are going to press or wait, we still have that doubt,” said the Real Madrid attacker.
Without the injured Neymar and Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo said this Saturday that he will assume the responsibility of guiding Brazil in the South American classic that they will play against Argentina on Tuesday at the Maracaná: “The responsibilities were going to increase and I knew that, little by little, “My time in the national team was going to come.”
“Now without Neymar or Vini, even more is expected of me and I hope to be able to give back in the same way that they trust me,” he added at a press conference, after the training of the five-time world champions.
Coach Fernando Diniz’s team will defend against Lionel Messi’s “Albiceleste” the historic undefeated record at home in the South American tie.
“Brazil-Argentina at the Maracaná is special. At a young age and having a lot of experience, it is going to be one of the 3 most important games of my career,” the 22-year-old player said.
“My characteristics as a player fit the way Diniz thinks about football. He asks a lot of us, mainly in the defensive aspect, to press, always score,” said Rodrygo, who in Neymar’s absence wears the number 10 shirt against Argentina. .
“I don’t see that everything is bad, nor that everything is good. I have a lot of confidence in the quality of the players who are here. We all have to buy Diniz’s idea,” Rodrygo defended Diniz’s effort to implement his signature football. , with whom he recently won the Copa Libertadores with Fluminense.
The attacker, who must lead the offensive along with Raphinha, a Barcelona player, Gabriel Jesús and Gabriel Martinelli, both from Arsenal in England, highlighted the importance of taking care of Messi, 36, whom he considers “one of the best players in the history of football”.
“He can still be very dangerous. We are going to be very careful with him.” he said about the current Ballon d’Or winner.
2023-11-19 00:25:00
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