Remarkable Ancelotti sets Brazil's starting lineup against Australia

Remarkably, Ancelotti announced the starting XI for the upcoming international match against Australia just two minutes ago. The Brazilian squad will play on Friday in a training international in Australia, with Mauro Júnior not in the starting lineup. The coach also provided an explanation about the young players who will get a chance.

Mauro Júnior makes first national call-up

Mauro Júnior received his first call-up for the Brazilian national team during this international window. The PSV captain, also named Mauro, said in an interview that it is a dream coming true. “I have always hoped to play for the national team. I have always worked very hard to reach that level and I think this call-up is the reward for my work at PSV over the last nine years,” said the captain.

Mauro Júnior, however, will not start the match against Australia. His absence was confirmed in the lineup presented by Carlo Ancelotti, where he remains on the bench.

Ancelotti emphasizes young talents

Carlo Ancelotti said at the press conference that this is not a new project, but a continuation of the work done so far. “The group is good, we have talented young players. The matches we will play here in Australia are a good opportunity for the young players we have. Some of them have not yet had many chances to play and can earn minutes for the national team here,” explained the Italian coach.

For us it is difficult to call it a friendly match. For Brazil it is never a training match. It is an important match, a new season. Our goal is to find new players, a new generation of players for the next World Cup and the Copa América. We start tomorrow with the match.

The lineup consists of Hugo Souza; Matheuzinho, Marquinhos, Vitor Reis and Douglas Santos; Danilo Santos, Bruno Guimaraes; Raphinha, Estevao, Endrick and Vinicius Junior.