Under Gabriel Jesus’ watchful eye, Ancelotti designs team without number 9

The Brazilian national team bids farewell to the Arsenal training center this Thursday, where they trained for four days in preparation for the match against Senegal on Saturday (15) in London. The president of the CBF, Samir Xaud, attended today’s training for the first time this week. He arrived from Brazil last night. Arsenal’s forward Gabriel Jesus also watched the session alongside members of the coaching staff. In a brief conversation with the CBF president, witnessed by UOL, he said, ‘I have been very happy here with the national team.’The training session on Thursday has less physical intensity than yesterday’s, focusing more on game situations and technical and tactical adjustments. The media had access only to the initial 20 minutes of the session. Since yesterday, Ancelotti has been outlining a team for the match against Senegal.In the period when journalists had access, the players gathered in the middle of the field with the coach in a relaxed atmosphere. Afterwards, they were divided into two groups and carried out warm-up exercises and mobility drills. Later, the players repeated a practice from previous days, a mixture of crosses and shots on goal. The team is expected to feature what is considered the strongest lineup among the selected players, also reverting to a 4-2-4 formation that worked well in the victory against South Korea. Based on this week’s training sessions, the probable lineup for the match against the Africans would be Ederson; Wesley, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães, and Alex Sandro; Bruno Guimarães and Casemiro; Estevão, Matheus Cunha, Rodrygo, and Vini Jr.