Brazil without Neymar but with expected returns

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By: Manu Tournoux

The list of 26 players summoned by Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti for the next international truce was unveiled this Wednesday. The Seleção will face South Korea and Japan in two friendly matches scheduled on October 10 and 14.

Due to several injuries, the Italian coach will have to do without Marquinhos, Raphinha, Alisson, Alex Sandro and Andrey Santos, all present at the last rally in September. Neymar is also one of the great absent. The Auriverde superstar suffers from a lesion of the femoral muscle of the right thigh and should not replay before November.

However, a thinning is looming for the five -time world champions with the expected returns from Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo and Éder Militão. The former Real Madrid coach also decided to summon the young Lucas Beraldo.

Complete Brazil list:

Guards : Bento (Al-Nassr), Ederson (Fenerbahçe), Hugo Souza (Corinthians).

Defenders : Caio Henrique (Monaco), Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan), Douglas Santos (Zénith), Eder Militao (Real Madrid), Fabricio Bruno (Cruzeiro), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Lucas Beraldo (Paris SG), Vanderson (Monaco), Wesley (Roma).

Circles : André (Wolverhampton), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), Casemiro (Manchester United), Joao Gomes (Wolverhampton), Jelinton (Newcastle), Lucas Paqueta (West Ham).

Attackers : Estévão (Chelsea), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest), Luiz Henrique (Zénith), Matheus Cunha (Manchester United), Richarlison (Tottenham), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid).