RIO DE JANEIRO.- Under pressure after a series of poor results, the national team Brazil will surely have its three representatives of the real Madrid in the lead for the next World Cup qualifying matches in October.
Coach Dorival Júnior included seven forwards in the squad he announced on Friday and it is expected that Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo and Endrick, all Real Madrid players, will start in the attack in the visiting duels against Chile on October 10 and at home five days later against Peru.
Veteran Neymar, who is expected to return in October after suffering an ACL injury last year, remains out of the national team.
Brazil is in fifth position after eight games in the South American qualifying round. Chile and Peru are the two last in the 10-team round-robin style competition.
This month, Brazil had a lackluster performance in a 1-0 win against Ecuador and a 1-0 loss to Paraguay.
Dorival Júnior, who took charge of the national team at the start of the year, has been under pressure since Uruguay eliminated Brazil in the Copa América quarterfinals in July.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool, England), Bento (Al-Nassr, Saudi Arabia), Ederson (Manchester City, England).
Defenders: Danilo (Juventus, Italy), Vanderson (Monaco, France) Abner (Lyon, France), Guilherme Arana (Atletico Mineiro) Bremer (Juventus, Italy) Éder Militão (Real Madrid, Spain), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal, England) , Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain, France).
Midfielders: André (Wolverhampton, England), Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle, England), Gerson (Flamengo), Lucas Paquetá (West Ham, England).
Forwards: Rodrygo (Real Madrid, Spain), Endrick (Real Madrid), Vinicius Júnior (Real Madrid), Luiz Henrique (Botafogo), Igor Jesus (Botafogo), Savinho (Manchester City, England), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal, England) , Raphinha (Barcelona, Spain).
