Vinicius Junior replaces Roberto Firmino in the call of Brazil to face the tie

Brazilian soccer coach, Adenor Leonardo Bachi Tite, this Friday summoned forward Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid / ESP) for the matches against Colombia and Argentina for the qualifying rounds of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, in the place of the injured Roberto Firmino (Liverpool / ING).

The call for the extreme youth, which is gaining more importance every day at Real Madrid, was announced in a statement by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), in which it was reported the loss of Roberto Firmino after the muscular injury in the posterior region of the left leg that he suffered in his last game with Liverpool.

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

The substitution makes Vinicius Jr. one of the six forwards at Tite’s disposal for the games of the November 11 in Sao Paulo, against Colombia, and on the 16th in San Juan, against Argentina.

The other attackers called up are Neymar (PSG / FRA), Raphinha (Leeds / ING), Ántony (Ajax / HOL), Matheus Cunha (Atlético de Madrid / ESP) and Gabriel Jesús (Manchester City / ING).

The absence of “Vini” in the list of summoned disclosed by Tite last week surprised Because the winger has been gaining more prominence and minutes at Real Madrid every day, with goals and assists, and has become one of the main stars of the Spanish team.

The coach said then that the youth was still in his sights but that he had to exclude him because he could only call six forwards and the also youths Raphinha, Antony and Matheus Cunha had had outstanding performances in recent games with Brazil.

Brazil is the isolated leader of the South American qualifiers after 10 wins and 1 draw in 11 games, with which they have 31 points out of 33 possible and a 6-point lead over their immediate guard (Argentina).

Canarinha only need a victory in the six games that remain to guarantee their place in Qatar 2022, so if they beat Colombia at home, they will have their ticket to the World Cup. (D)