Seleção camp before the Tango match

The Brazilian national team has returned to camp inside its training headquarters in Teresópolis, in order to begin preparing for the expected “Super Clásico” confrontation against traditional rivals Argentina at dawn next Wednesday, at the summit of the sixth round of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Coach Fernando Diniz’s squad conducted a light training session after the loss at the hands of Colombia 1-2, as the coach took advantage of this training to try out a number of alternatives for Real Madrid’s Spanish star, Vinicius Junior, who will miss the match due to injury.
Vinicius was substituted in the first half of the Colombia match due to injury, and then returned to the Spanish capital, Madrid, where he underwent tests that confirmed the presence of a severe injury to the left hind thigh muscle, and he was absent from the field for about 10 weeks.
The training witnessed the experience of Gabriel Jesus in the same position as Vinicius, especially since the Arsenal player had just finished his rehabilitation program to recover from the injury.
Fernandez also has the option of bringing in the promising talent, Andrek, despite the coach’s statements that he prefers to deal with the 17-year-old with caution, which reduces his chances of starting a match as big as Argentina.
“The Seleção” is going through a period of imbalance in the continental qualifiers, as it did not taste victory in the last 3 rounds with a draw (against Venezuela 1-1), then two losses against Uruguay (2-0), then Colombia (2-1).
The Brazilian team ranks fifth with 7 points.
On the other hand, the world champion fell into the trap of the first loss in the last round in his homeland at the hands of Uruguay 1-2.
Lionel Messi’s teammates are still in the lead with 12 points, from 4 wins and a loss, then Uruguay with 10 points.