The Brazilian team is making people talk more because of what is said about it than because of what it is playing. Their victory against Chile (1-2) at the last minute did not hide that the five-time world champion is far from her best version and that debate has been fueled since the country’s president, Lula da Silvadefended on Friday that international players who play abroad, such as Raphinha, Vinicius o Rodrygo because “they are neither Romario in Garrincha“, Before hosting Peru in another match in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, within the seleçao there is no debate regarding the lineup of Raphinhauntouchable for the selector Dorival who is seeing his great moment of form at FC Barcelona, but another position on the field is being tested for the Blaugrana. And Dorival plans to refresh the team with Vanderson, Bruno Guimarães and Gerson as starters.
Dorival aims for a more offensive Brazil and hence relocates Raphinha in his natural lane, the right, where at Barça he has almost never played first due to the presence of Ousmane Dembélé and now for the Lamine Yamal. In training on Sunday in Bezerrao, preparing for the match against Peru in Brasilia, in a session closed to the press for the most part, the coach spoke a lot with his players affected by the changes in position, trying to make them feel more comfortable. Raphinhawho has 6 goals and 6 assists in his spectacular start to the season with Barça, aspires to lead this growth in his role with Brazil, a team for which the 27-year-old forward has played 28 games, contributing 7 goals.
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In the absence of Vinicius, Rodrygo Goesfrom Real Madrid, also needs to show himself more and will do so to play more focused on the Brazilian attacking front. The possible eleven that Brazil presents against Peru would be made up of Ederson, Vanderson, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães and Abner; Bruno Guimarães, Gerson and Rodrygo; Raphinha, Igor Jesús and Savinho.
Brazil trains again this Monday at the Mané Garrincha, in the last activity before Tuesday’s match, on the tenth day of the qualifiers. Brazil is fourth in the table with 13 points, 6 below Argentina, leader of the classification.
