The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, He generated a storm in his country after surprise called. The president defended, this Friday, that The players who play abroad should be excluded from the national team Because, according to him, “there is no crack” abroad.
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“Those who are away are not better than those who are here,” he stated during a radio interview, a day after the Canarinha beat Chile 1-2 in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, with goals from Luiz Henrique and Igor Jesús. Two players from the Rio de Janeiro Botafogo.
AMDEP8624. SANTIAGO (CHILE), 10/10/2024.- Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz of Brazil celebrates his goal this Thursday, in a match of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup between Chile and Brazil at the Julio Martínez Prádanos National Stadium in Santiago (Chili). EFE/ Elvis González
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Lula said he recently met with the president of the Brazilian Soccer Confederation (CBF), Ednaldo Rodrigues, and that he proposed the possibility of calling only those who play in the country, which would exclude footballers such as the injured Neymar, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Militão and Endrick, from Real Madrid, or Raphinha, from Barcelona.
According to Lulaat the moment there is “no Garrincha or Romario” on foreign equipment; just “a bunch of young people who aren’t cracks yet.” “In Brazil there are good players and of the same quality (as those who are outside), so give opportunities to those who are here,” he proposed.
The president of Brazilwho is a Corinthians fan, likes to comment on current sports news during interviews and lately he has been critical of the situation of both his team, which is in the relegation zone, and the national team.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the UN.
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The Canarinha comes from surpassing as a visitor Chile on date 9 of the tie and breathed a sigh of relief, after a series of defeats against theoretically weaker rivals, such as Paraguay.
With this result, the five-time world champions occupy fourth place in the table with 13 points, while the Chilean team remains ninth with five points, out of the classification positions.
Chile vs. Brasil
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