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Preview of Brazil V Chile
Much of the discussion around the game has focused on the absence of Neymar, with coach Carlo Ancelotti omitting the old Selecao captain of the squad to face Chile tomorrow night and Bolivia on Tuesday.
It was expected that Neymar was so long again: he has not played in Brazil since October 2023 when he broke cross ligaments playing against Uruguay, but he left out after missing two training sessions for Santos.
Immediately he dissipated any concern about his physical form, Playing the full 90 minutes in the game of Santos with Fluminense and he looked strong as the game continued.
Neymar said he had been out of “technical reasons” instead of a lack of physical fitness, and while Ancelotti agreed, he implied that the decision had been made taking into account the physical condition of the player.
Speaking today, Ancelotti said: “He is right (his absence) is a technical decision that is based on many things. I know what the player does and the problem he has had. No one can doubt the technical level of Neymar, what we are evaluating is his physical condition, but not only of him, but of all players. There are a lot of competition, we have 70 players who can be on the national team.”
The first two games by Brazil of Ancelotti attracted them with Ecuador and beat Paraguay, results that took their place in the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer.
And the former head of Real Madrid is waiting for a repetition of the performance of Paraguay when Chile visits the Maracana.
He added: “We left the game against Paraguay very happy. We want to play intensely, be strong defensively and play quickly with the ball. The game against Paraguay should be repeated so that the fans are happy with our game. One of the most important things for me is not losing balance and being strong defensively.”
Chile’s defeat against Bolivia last time meant that they became the first South -American hopefulness to be eliminated.
Team news for Brazil V Chile
Since it is a dead rubber, Ancelotti chose to leave several players from Real Madrid outside the squad, including Vinicius JR, Rodrygo, Eder Militao and Endrick. Still, he called Raphinha from Barcelona.
Marquinhos will win his 100th head. Matheus Cunha and Joelinton are injured.
Chile’s removal means that it is time to start planning the future with the experienced trio Alexis Sanchez, Arturo Vidal and Charles Aranguiz went home.
Planned alignments or Brazil v Xile
Brazil: Alisson; Vanderson, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Caio Henrique; Bruno Guimaraes, Casemiro; Raphinha, Joao Pedro, Estevao; Richarlison
Chile: Gillier; Hormazabal, Maria, Kuskevic, Suazo; Osorio, Echeverria, Loyola; Tapia, Brereton Diaz, Aven
How to see Brazil V Chile: TV and online flows
Brazil Versus Chile starts at 1.30 in the United Kingdom on Friday morning. You can see Premier Sports 2 and was passed on to the Premier Sports Player application.
