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One Real Madrid Man in Ancelotti's First Squad: Predicted Brazil Lineup vs. Ecuador

  • Carlo Ancelotti named his first Brazil squad, including one Real Madrid player, for the World Cup qualifier against Ecuador on Thursday night.
  • Ancelotti selected only Vinicius Junior from Real Madrid due to injuries to Rodrygo and Militao, while Neymar was left out for fitness reasons.
  • The squad includes several Flamengo athletes, Chelsea prospects Willian Estevao and Andrey Santos, as well as Matheus Cunha, who recently joined Manchester United.
  • A possible starting lineup may have Alisson; defenders Vanderson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Carlos Augusto; midfielders Bruno Guimaraes, Gerson; and attackers Raphinha, Cunha, Vinicius Junior, and Richarlison.
  • As Brazil's first foreign manager, Ancelotti faces pressure to guide the five-time World Cup winners from their current fourth place toward qualification and future success in 2026.
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The former Real Madrid coach will make his big debut with the Seleçao on Thursday against Ecuador.

·Paris, France
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Guayaquil (Ecuador), 2 Jun (EFE).- The midfielder Moisés Caicedo is convinced that Ecuador’s team can win Brazil in Guayaquil this Thursday. “We are sure that it will be a very complicated game, but we are convinced that we can win,” Caicedo emphasized at the end of this Monday’s first training with a view to the match corresponding to the fifteenth date of the South American World Cup of 2026. Chelsea’s player, with whom recently won the UEFA C…

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SAN PABLO.- After a warm welcome to Brazil, it is time to work: Carlo Ancelotti will debut this Thursday as DT of the team against Ecuador, for the South American eliminators, with the mission of relaunching the team and reconciling it with the bloated one.The so-called football country places in the former coach of Real Madrid all its hopes for the Canarinha of Vinicius Jr. and Raphinha to improve its game in the eliminatory, before the North A…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The Italian technician completed his first training session, even without several players available, and with the view set on Thursday's debut.

·Spain
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The Italian arrives with the endorsement of his titles at league level, but in order to lead Brazil he must impose his style in an aimless selection, win a fan disappointed by recent failures and circumvent the bureaucracy of a Brazilian Football Confederation in crisis. The post Ancelotti assumes command of Brazil in the midst of a crisis first appeared on Cubadebate.

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The Sports Cast broke the news in on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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