Two months after Brazil's elimination from the World Cup, Carlo Ancelotti will release on Wednesday at 3 PM his first call-up list for the September and October friendly matches. The national team will face Australia twice (on the 25th in Townsville and on the 29th in Brisbane) and India once (on October 3rd in Calcutta).
The list should say little about what to expect from the Brazilian national team over the next four years, since there are no official competitions in the short term. The next Qualifiers should only begin in the second half of 2027, which gives Ancelotti a kind of restart in the position.
Without the pressure of an imminent commitment, the Italian coach is expected to call less tested names, mainly in positions that suffer from a lack of options, such as fullbacks and midfield. These are areas that do not have major references in the current squad.
Some information already released about the pre-list confirms the experimental nature of the upcoming call-ups, indicating that Ancelotti intends to use these friendly matches to evaluate new options for the national team.
