Neymar, Rodrygo left out of Ancelotti's first Brazil squad

After ending an era at Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti began a new one at the Brazilian national team. The Italian coach, in his first great moment as coach of the five-time world champions, announced on Monday his first list of players called up for the qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay.

In it, the main novelty is the return of Casemiro. The Manchester United midfielder, whom Ancelotti already coached at Real Madrid, returns to the national team, with which he has not played since October 2023 in a match against Uruguay in which the 'Selecao' lost 2-0.

Alongside Casemiro is also Vinicius, who will be the great offensive reference of the team as he has been during the years of the coach's time at the Santiago Bernabeu. Among the absences, the most notable are those of Rodrygo and Neymar, although Ancelotti himself explained that these and others, such as Endrick, are due to recovery times due to injuries.

Ancelotti's first list as Brazil coach

- Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Bento (Al Nassr) and Hugo Souza (Corinthians).

- Defenders: Alexsandro (Lille), Beraldo (PSG), Marquinhos (PSG), Leo Ortiz (Flamengo), Danilo (Flamengo), Alex Sandro (Flamengo), Carlos Augusto (Inter), Wesley (Al Nassr) and Vanderson (Monaco).

- Midfielders: Andreas Pereira (Fulham), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), Andrey Santos (Strasbourg), Casemiro (Manchester United), Ederson (Atalanta) and Gerson (Flamengo).

- Strikers: Estevao (Palmeiras), Antony (Betis), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Matheus Cunha (Wolves), Vinicius (Real Madrid), Raphinha (Barcelona) and Richarlison (Tottenham).