Brazil recalls Vinicius Junior to replace Firmino

Brazilian football coach, Adenor Leonardo Bacchi “Tite”, called up striker Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid / Spain) on Friday for the matches against Colombia and Argentina in the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers, in place of the injured Roberto Firmino (Liverpool). / a job).

The call for extreme youth, which is gaining more importance at Real Madrid every day, was announced in a statement from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), in which Roberto Firmino was reported to have been ruled out after a back muscle injury. The left leg area that he suffered in his last match with Liverpool.

According to the Brazilian Football Confederation, the Brazilian national team doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar, received, on Thursday, information from the medical department in Liverpool that Firmino’s injury prevents him from participating in training and Canarinha matches in the coming weeks.

The switch made Vinicius Jr. one of six strikers Tite has at his disposal for matches on November 11 in Sao Paulo, against Colombia, and on November 16 in San Juan, against Argentina.

Other strikers called up are Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain / France), Ravenha (Leeds / England), Ontoni (Ajax / Netherlands), Matthews Cunha (Atletico Madrid / Spain) and Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City / ING).

The absence of “Fini” in the squad revealed by Tite last week was surprising because the winger was gaining more fame and minutes in Real Madrid every day, with goals and assists, and became one of the main stars in the Spanish team. .

The coach said at the time that the youngster was still in his sights but had to rule him out because he could only call up six strikers, and the youngsters Ravenha, Anthony and Matthews Cunha also had a great performance in recent matches with Brazil.

Brazil is the isolated leader in the South American Qualifiers after 10 wins and 1 draw in 11 matches, as it has 31 points out of a possible 33 and a 6 point advantage over its direct goalkeeper (Argentina).

Canarinha only needs to win the remaining six matches to secure his place in Qatar 2022, so if he beats Colombia at home he will have his ticket to the World Cup.