Dorival Junior has given no indication of the Brazil squad that will face England on Saturday at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday. In the third training session in London, the Seleção coach identified some formations, noted the tactical schemes, but without loopholes so that even the players would not know who would start the classic match after the activity that took place at Arsenal's stadium.
The group of 26 players is divided into two teams that play on a small area. The formations were not fixed and Dorival mixed it up at three different times in a 4-4-3, a traditional 4-4-2 and with a diamond in midfield in action that lasted about an hour on the training center's main pitch.
After five cuts, the Seleção has doubts about the lineup. Possible names in the starting line-up are right-back Danilo, midfielder Lucas Paqueta, and strikers Vini Junior and Rodrigo. Ederson's replacement goalkeeper and the defender on the right after Marquinhos' cut are unknown, while Beraldo is the favorite on the left.
Sportv team discusses the possible lineup for Dorival
In midfield, Casemiro's absence opens the door to competition for the role of first-choice midfielder. Youngsters Pablo Maia and Andre are specialists in this role, but Bruno Guimarães and Douglas Luiz's Premier League experience is working in their favor once again.
There are doubts that Dorival Junior will be decided this Thursday, in the action at 12:30 pm (Brasilia time), the last at Arsenal's stadium. On Friday, Brazil will explore Wembley Stadium in a limited-time training session on the eve of the clash with England, on Saturday, at 4pm.
Check the list of people who have been called:
- Goalkeepers: Pinto (Atletico Madrid), Leo Jardim (Vasco)* and Rafael (Sao Paulo)*;
- Aspects: Danilo (Juventus), Yann Couto (Girona), Ayrton Lucas (Flamengo), Wendell (Porto);
- Defenders: Peraldo (Paris Saint-Germain)*, Bremer (Juventus), Fabricio Bruno (Flamengo)* and Murilo (Palmereis)*;
- Midfielders: Andre (Fluminense), Andreas Pereira (Fulham), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), Joao Gomez (Wolverhampton), Lucas Paqueta (West Ham), Pablo Maia (Sao Paulo)*;
- Attackers: Andrik (Palmereis), Pepe (Porto), Galino (Porto)*, Rafinha (Barcelona), Richarlison (Tottenham), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Savinho (Girona)* and Vinny Junior (Real Madrid).
* Players with asterisks were called up for the first time to the main Brazilian national team.
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