The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvadefended the idea of exclude the best players from the Brazilian team of your model. He asked that footballers not be recalled who play abroadThat is to say those of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City or PSG, for example, because, according to him, “there are no stars” abroad.
“Those who are outside are no better than those who are hereLula da Silva said in a radio interview, a day after the Brazilian team beat Chile 1-2 in a World Cup qualifier, thanks to goals from Luiz Henrique and Igor Jesus , two players from Botafogo from Rio de Janeiro.
The president said he recently met with the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and discussed the possibility of summoning only those who play in the country, which would exclude footballers like Vinicius, Rodrygo, Militao and Endrickof Real Madrid, or Raphinha, of Barca.
According to Lula, at this moment there is “neither Garrincha nor Romário” on foreign equipment; just “a bunch of young people who are not yet cracks”. “In Brazil there are good players and of the same quality (as those outside), so give opportunities to those who are here“, he suggested.
Only five of the 23 called up play in Brazil
The reality is that of Brazil’s starting lineup against Chile, only one player, Igor Jesus, plays for Brazil (Botafogo). Of the 23 summoned for this window, therefore only five footballers (Luiz Enrique, Igor Jesus and Gerson, Weverton, Fabrício Bruno and Alex Telles) They play for teams in the Brazilian championship.
The president, who is supporter of the Corinthians of Sao Paulolikes to comment on sports news during interviews and lately he has been critical of both the situation of his team, which is in the relegation zone, and the national team.
The canarinha beat Chile 1-2 and breathed a sigh of relief, after a series of defeats in World Cup qualifiers against nominally weaker rivals, like Paraguay. Goals from Igor Jesús and Luiz Henrique, Botafogo attackers, allowed Brazil to breathe a little and remain in fourth position in the qualifying table.
Luiz Henrique’s left-footed shot in the 89th minute sank La Roja, who struggled to score at least a point in the tie, but eventually succumbed. Brazil punished at the end with the goal from the former Betis player, who fired a left-footed shot into the area due to the passivity of the Chilean defense. This goal sealed the match and gave Dorival Júnior’s team three golden points.
With this result, The five-time world champions are in fourth place with 13 pointswhile La Roja remains ninth with five units, out of the ranking positions. Chile opened the scoring in the first minute of the match with a goal from striker Eduardo Vargas, while Brazil equalized through Igor Jesús to leave tied at the end of the first half.
