Lthe presence of the four Brazilians from Real Madrid at the San Mamés match next Thursday February 3 It gets complicated as the date approaches. As expected, Brazil confirmed that it would not release Militao, Casemiro, Vinicius and Rodrygo and the four will be present in the qualifying matches for the next World Cup.
As I unveil Juninho Paulista, former Atltico player and now coordinator of the Brazilian team, on the microphones of “El Larguero” on the SER network. “The players have to be with us until the end of the FIFA period, on February 2. It depends on how they will play the first game to be able to discuss whether or not they play the second. We cannot release them. We cannot open a precedent. We have a few days with the players. We have to take advantage of this year”.
In other words, the madridistas, whether they play or not, will be present at the game from Tuesday to Wednesday (Spanish time) at the Manaus Amazon Arena in view of Paraguay. Less than 48 hours later, Madrid will play its future in the Cup against Athletic, which means that its Brazilian players will have to travel against the clock to arrive on time.
Juninho has it clear. “We cannot open an exception when we call up the players and release them from one game to another. That is not the situation, we understand the situation of the club. It has only gone through the pandemic. It is a situation that forced us to do it.”
In addition, the selection coordinator assured that communication with the white club has always been fluid in this sense. “We have a very good relationship with the clubs. We always talk cordially. Tite has explained the situation to Ancelotti. They understood our situation”.
