Brazil visits the stage of the clash against Israel and ends preparation for the quarterfinals of the U-20 World Cup

A Brazilian Team under-20 is ready for the quarterfinals of the category world, on Saturday, at 2:30 pm (Brasília time). After eliminating Tunisia in the round of 16, with a 4-1 victory, the Brazilians will face Israel at the Bicentennial, the stadium they visited for the first time this Friday.

Before the training session, which took place on the field attached to the Bicentennial Stadium, in San Juan, Argentina, the Brazilian players, in compliance with FIFA’s protocol, did a reconnaissance of the pitch. After the visit, the squad left for training.

After the traditional warm-up, the team went on to work divided into two stages, led by coach Ramon Menezes. In the first activity, two teams faced each other in a reduced space, being guided about their positioning and movement. Next, they went to a training set pieces, direct and indirect.

Ramon Menezes will not be able to count on some parts of his team for the duel against Israel. Lateral Arthur, yellowed in the last match, and defender Robert Renan, who was expelled, will have to comply with suspension.

Defender Jean commented in an interview this Friday about the defensive system of the Brazilian national team. The player, who belongs to the coritiba, highlighted the rapport between the team’s defenders and played with his goalscoring phase. So far, there have been two goals scored in the under-20 World Cup, which makes him Brazil’s vice-top scorer, alongside Andrey Santos and Matheus Martins.

“This interaction is very important. We have been working hard, training and preparing every day. The coexistence between me, Robert and Douglas Mendes is very good. We are always together, we always talk. Our team is very united and it doesn’t matter who will start playing”, he said. “God willing, another (goal) will be scored tomorrow”, he added.