Faced with the announcement of the move of the Copa America to Brazil, the Seleçao expressed its dissatisfaction and could well go on strike.
Members of Brazil’s national team are deeply unhappy that the Copa America moved to Brazil in a last-minute transfer just weeks before the tournament started.
Tite revealed that talks were underway between his players and Confederation President Rogerio Caboclo over the rejection of the change, which was agreed by Brazilian officials last week after the original hosts Colombia and the Argentina, were deemed unfit to host Copa matches. Colombia faces political unrest and Argentina has been rocked by a spike in Covid cases.
Casemiro did not show up to his press conference scheduled for Thursday due to his dissatisfaction with the situation, according to his manager, and Brazil will therefore face Ecuador in the World Cup qualifiers on Friday, with this case. at the center of discussions for the team but also for the Brazilian people.
“We asked the players to focus only on the game against Ecuador,” Tite said. “Then they (the players) asked to speak directly to the president (Caboclo).
“It was a very simple conversation. And then the position of the players also became very clear. We have a position but we will not reveal it now.
“Our priority now is to play well and win against Ecuador.”
“We hope the situation becomes clear after this international break. They (the players) have an opinion, they told the president and they will tell the people at the right time.”
“This is the reason why Casemiro was not there for this interview.”
