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Dorival Jr hopes to have Neymar “completely zeroed” in the National Team in 2025

Canarinho's coach preached patience for the player's recovery

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Last Friday (27), coach Dorival Júnior called up the 23 players who will represent the Brazilian team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. However, Neymar was left out again, as he has not yet recovered from the serious illness. knee injury. However, the Canarinho coach admitted counting on the striker in 2025.

Dorival Júnior and the general coordinator of the CBF men's teams, Rodrigo Caetano, preached patience regarding Neymar's return and highlighted that the date of return to the field is Al-Hilal's decision.


"We are realizing how important this player is. That in the coming years, from the moment he returns, we can enjoy one of the great players of world football at a landmark moment in his career and in our national team. Let's wait, we are patient, it doesn't matter if he can't return in October, November or only in February", said Dorival before completing.

< "He has to be confident, acting and, above all, completely clear about this injury, which was not simple, it demands time, respect for the procedures that were carried out. It's a matter of waiting and I hope that, in the future, we can enjoy the ability of an athlete like this", declared Dorival.


AWAY FROM THE GRASS FOR ALMOST 1 YEAR

Neymar has been away from the field for 11 months and He has already started working with the ball, but still does not participate in activities with the other Al-Hilal athletes. 


Thus, the CBF plans to send representatives to Saudi Arabia soon to monitor the player's recovery. Even from a distance, the entity follows every step of the athlete's evolution, who has worked with the team's physical preparations.


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President of the CBF asks for patience with Dorival Júnior and says that immediacy could worsen the situation for the team

Ednaldo Rodrigues highlighted that the coach has little training time and that patience must be exercised

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The Brazilian team has not been going through good times, with just one victory in the last four games. However, the president of the entity, Ednaldo Rodrigues, supports Dorival Júnior's work.

The CBF president considered that Dorival Jr, has not even completed a year in charge of Canarinho and that he needs time to develop his ideas with the group.


"It's a process, a work that he is starting, with a short training time, with the exception of the Copa América, which had a longer time. He is, within that time short, trying to field a renewed team, mixed with more experienced players. At some point, this game model that he has will happen to fit", said the CBF president.


"Always prioritizing the athlete, regardless. of the country in which he is playing, if he is well, he is called up. The team does not have a permanent list of athletes. This is important, we see with each call-up that there are different athletes within the work philosophy that he has determined with the committee. technique", added Ednaldo.

BRAZIL'S SITUATION WITH DORIVAL JR

Dorival Jr, led the Brazilian team in 10 games. In the meantime, the coach has only four wins, five draws and one defeat, precisely in the last clash, with Paraguay.


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La Liga highlights that it will have "zero tolerance" for racist attacks against Vinícius Júnior in Atlético x Real Madrid

The league also revealed that it will have exclusive professionals to monitor possible racist incidents

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A standout for Real Madrid and the anti-racist fight in Spain, Vinícius Júnior has become a constant target of racist insults from rival fans of the Merengue team. The striker will return to the Metropolitano stadium this Sunday (29) and Atlético de Madrid fans intend to promote racist actions once again.

This is because Atlético de Madrid fans are preparing a hostile reception for Vini Jr, in the classic with Real Madrid. Through social media, fans of the home team are preparing a mobilization with racist connotations to insult the attacker without suffering punishment, with the use of masks.


However, according to information from GE, LaLiga promises zero tolerance with the mobilization of fans, inside and outside the stadium, and guarantees a security system.


"In La Liga we have a zero tolerance policy towards any type of crime in games, both inside and outside the stadiums. All cases have been investigated and/or reported to the competent bodies and authorities", stated the Spanish league, at the request of the ge.

CAMERS AND PEOPLE SPREAD AROUND THE STADIUM

In addition, La Liga revealed that the Metropolitano, home of Atlético de Madrid, will be equipped with a "rigorous security system", reinforced with people strategically positioned to guarantee full coverage of the venue. Furthermore, the game will have professionals dedicated exclusively to monitoring possible incidents.

CONVICTIONS FOR RACISM IN SPAIN

This year, three Valencia fans were sentenced to eight months in prison for racist attacks on Vini Jr, in May 2023, at the Mestalla Stadium. This week, it was the turn of a Mallorca fan to face a year in prison for racist insults against the striker.


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Dorival Júnior equates Vinícius Júnior's charges with those of Neymar in the Seleção and asks: "We need to be very calm"

The Canarinho coach vented about the constant demands that Garoto do Ninho has suffered

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Due to his prominence at Real Madrid and being among the finalists for the Ballon d'Or, Vinícius Júnior ends up dealing with great expectations from the Brazilian public whenever he defends the Brazilian team. However, according to Dorival Júnior, it is necessary to measure one's hopes and demands and be patient for the attacker to repeat his feats with Amarelinha.

The former Flamengo coach also highlighted in a press conference after the victory against Ecuador, which Vini Jr has recently faced a scenario similar to what Neymar has faced since he came into football: being responsible for solving Brazil's problems.

"We want to see the athlete producing at all times, in every moment in the same way he does at the club. We have cycles within the clubs, there are moments when Rodrygo will be the highlight for a month, two months, soon Vini will enter this same condition... We are at the beginning of the season, we can't forget that", pondered Dorival, before completing:


"We always generate great expectations from boys who are still in the process of completing training and physical recovery. It's been an exhausting year. We need to be very calm. This is the same expectation generated by Neymar, who at all times had to be the solution to our problems", said the Canarinho coach.

VINI JR WITH THE BRAZILIAN SELECTION

In the last Copa América, Vini Jr's performance was not well received by the fans. This is because, despite the striker having scored two goals in the victory against Paraguay, in the first phase, he was suspended for accumulating yellow cards, leaving him out. elimination against Uruguay, in the quarter-finals.


At just 24 years old and playing for the main team since 2019, Vinícius Júnior has already played 34 games, but scored just five goals, different numbers from his last seasons with Real Madrid.


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