Monday 23/March/2026 – 12:45 PM
The technical staff was exposed to Brazil national team Led by Italian Carlo Ancelotti, the team was shocked after the Samba star was injured and excluded from the national team’s roster in the camp this March, which will include two friendly matches against France and Croatia.
Change in Brazil’s roster for friendly teams France and Croatia in preparation for the 2026 World Cup
Ancelotti summoned a full-back from the Brazilian League for friendly matches, after Flamengo full-back Alex Sandro suffered a muscle injury in his right thigh, and he will not recover in time to participate in the matches against France next Thursday, March 26, and Croatia next Tuesday, corresponding to the 31 of the same month.
In the absence of the Flamengo player, whose return has not been scheduled, Carlo Ancelotti was quick to call up Cruzeiro’s starting player, Caique, who will have the opportunity to compete for a place in the squad for the World Cup in June, and the new player will compete with Zenit’s Douglas Santos, who is getting increased opportunities with Ancelotti.
It is worth noting that there are other nominated names, such as Caio Henrique from Monaco, who is another player who was injured and the Italian coach was unable to call him up, knowing that before Alex Sandro, the technical staff of the Brazilian Football Confederation had to exclude goalkeeper Alisson due to injury, and he was replaced by Hugo Souza from Corinthians.
