“you have to regain your space”

Dorival Júnior, coach of the Brazilian National Team, participated in a press conference this Friday (1) to release the official squad list for the games valid for the South American Qualifiers of the 2026 World Cup, against Uruguay and Venezuela, in November .

Something that caught attention was that the name of the boy Endrick, from Real Madrid, was not on the list, Dorival had to explain himself about the decision and confirmed that he will only call up athletes who are actively playing for their teams, which is not the case of the Merengue club striker. “It’s all a matter of him (Endrick) also returning to his club, with calm and patience to regain his space”, said the coach.

Endrick's situation at Real Madrid

Endrick has not been used by coach Carlo Ancelotti for some time now, the last time he stepped on the field wearing a Real shirt was against Losc Lille, in the Champions League, in which the team was defeated 1-0.

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Since then, he has been on the team's bench in four matches, against Villarreal, Celta de Vigo, Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona, ​​in El Clássico, which the team lost 4-0, playing at home, in Santiago. Bernabéu. In total, the center forward played in nine games for the squad and scored two goals, the last was against Stuttgart, valid for the Champions League. With Brazil, the former Palmeiras player participated in 13 games and managed to score 3 goals.

Brazil's next games

The Canarinhos face Venezuela, at the Monumental de Maturín, on the 14th, at 6pm (Brasília time) and Uruguay, at the Fonte Nova Stadium, on the 19th, at 9pm. The team is in 4th place in the competition, with five wins, one draw and four defeats.

Featured photo: Dorival during a press conference talks about Endrick (Reproduction/Rafael Ribeiro/CBF/aQui)