LThe 23 players summoned by the Brazilian under 23 coach, Ramon Menezesgathered earlier this week at Granja Comary, the training center of excellence that the brazilian team has in the mountain city of Terespolis.
The main figure on the list of those summoned by Brazil is the attacker EndrickBrazilian champion with him Palm trees and already signed by him Real Madridwho awaits him next July, when he will turn 18.
The team will remain in Terespolis until next January 16, when it travels to Venezuela for the tournament that will extend from January 20 to February 11. Brazil was paired in the Group A of the competition with Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador.
Federative problems
Brazil’s participation in the Pre-Olympic was threatened by a possible sanction from FIFA due to a judicial decision that dismisses the president of the Confederacin Brasilea de Ftbol (CBF), Ednaldo Rodriguesbut the situation was overcome.
The members of a FIFA delegation that visited Brazil this Monday said that, although the possibility of sanctions was real, the situation normalized with the decision of the Supreme Court to restore Rodrigues to his position.
The Brazilian team was champion of the last two Olympic events (Ro de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020) and aspire to repeat success in what will be an unprecedented consecutive triplet to date, since United Kingdom (1908 y 1912), Uruguay (1924 y 1928), Hunger (1964 and 1968) and Argentina (2004 and 2008) failed in their previous attempts.
Good sensations
“The group is very good and very united. Therefore, we can make excellent preparation and arrive there (Venezuela) in the best conditions. “Expectations are always the best,” said the midfielder. Andrey Santos after concentrating on the selection.
The midfielder of Chelsea English said that the summoned players recognize that the tournament that offer two places for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games It will be a very difficult competition but they are confident of guaranteeing classification.
“I’m very confident. The team is very good and I think we are going very strong. I believe that everything will turn out well and that we will achieve an excellent result,” said the forward John Kennedychampion of the 2023 Libertadores with the Fluminense.
Among the internationals called up, in addition to the aforementioned Endrick, Santos and Kennedy, the central defenders stand out Kaiky Fernandes (Almera) and Arthur Chaves (Academic from Viseu), the midfielder Gabriel Pirani (DC United) and the forward Marquinhos (Nantes).
