Brasileirão reaches 30 players in the squad after the Qatar Cup

Right after the World Cup in Qatar, the president of the CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues< /a>, said he hoped to see Brazil with more names from the domestic scene. Less than two years later, this is the reality and the call for matches against Chile and Peru, in the qualifiers, brought to 30 the number of players from the Brazilian Championshipin the cycle .

In the group training this week at Palmeiras CT, in São Paulo, there are six: Weverton (Palmeiras), Fabrício Bruno and Gerson (Flamengo), Alex Telles, Luiz Henrique and Igor Jesus (Botafogo). A mark that proves a tendency during the Dorival era to look more towards the local league, with 19 called up since he took charge of the Selection.

The comparison with the previous cycle with Tite for the 2022 World Cup indicates the greater use of the Brasileirão in choices. In four and a half years, 32 athletes were called up by the former coach in a number that ends up distorted by the presence of Brazão, Hugo, Chapecó, Megiolaro and Ivan. For a period, the coaching staff opted to call on a younger goalkeeper, almost always under-20, to gain experience and not because they were the best in the country.

Between 30 called up by Ramon, Fernando Diniz and Dorival, ten were starters after the World Cup: Weverton, Bento, Fabrício Bruno, Guilherme Arana, Ayrton Lucas, Andrey Santos, André, Rony, Endrick and Luiz Henrique. The March 2023 list, for the friendly with Morocco, in turn, was the most surprising with names preparing for the U20 World Cup: Mycael, Arthur, Robert Renan, Andrey Santos and Vitor Roque.

Check out the squad playing in the Brasileirão

Palmeiras (Weverton, Murilo, Veiga, Rony, Estevão and Endrick) < /p>

Botafogo (Perri, Adryelson, Luiz Henrique, Igor Jesus and Alex Telles)

Flamengo (Fabrício, Gerson, Ayrton and Pedro)

São Paulo (Rafael , Lucas and Pablo Maia)

Athletico (Bento, Mycael and Vitor Roque)

Fluminense (Nino and André)

Atlético-MG (Arana and Paulinho )

Vasco (Léo Jardim and Andrey)

Cruzeiro (William)

América-MG (Arthur)

Corinthians (Yuri Alberto)

The club with the most squads was the Palmeiras (6) followed by Botafogo (5) and Flamengo (4). In total, there were 11 teams represented by their players in nine squads.

Despite the numbers indicate an increase in opportunities for those competing in the Brasileirão, Dorival Júnior assured after being called for the October FIFA Date that there is no direction or predilection for a certain league.

The Selection de Dorival continues this Tuesday to prepare for the next two matches in the qualifiers. On Thursday, they visit Chile, at 9pm (Brasília time), at the National Stadium in Santiago, and receive the Peruvian team on the 15th, at Mané Garrincha, in Brasília.

With 10 points in eight rounds, Brazil occupies fifth place in the table.