​The Brazil men’s under-20 team, set to participate in the South American Championship for the category from August 22 to 30 in Lima, Peru, has been selected by head coach Juninho Santos. He picked a 12-player squad for the tournament, with all players scheduled to arrive in Rio de Janeiro on August 13 to begin training.
“This competition will be another excellent opportunity for us to evaluate the boys, who represent the future of Brazilian beach soccer. Together with the entire coaching staff, I made these selections while keeping the core group that won the North Zone title of the Liga Evolução in Ecuador in May, and incorporating a few new faces so they can start gaining experience. Our goal is the title,” Juninho said.
This will mark the fourth edition of the tournament. Brazil has previously claimed one championship and finished as runners-up on two other occasions. Here is the list of called-up players:
Goalkeepers: Driei (Botafogo-RJ) and Girlian (Vitória-BA)
Defenders: Carlos (Botafogo-RJ), Yuri (Flamengo-RJ), and Warlison (Sampaio Corrêa-MA)
Wingers: Eduardo (Sampaio Corrêa-MA), Gabriel Lemos (Botafogo-RJ), João Pedro (Flamengo-RJ), and Raí Oliveira (Vasco da Gama-RJ)
Forwards: Alberto (Sampaio Corrêa-MA), Caio (Projeto MdO-RN), and Kawan (ABC/Galinhos-RN)
This article was translated into English by artificial intelligence. You can read the original version in Portuguese here.