Brazil: Endrick withdrawn from the U-20 list of the South American selection

Endrick, the new signing of Real Madrid, is already talked about in all the media. And if it’s not for his performances, it’s about other news concerning him. And this time, it is for his withdrawal from the list of the U-20 of Brazil that must play the regional championship in Sao Paulo that he is in the spotlight.

Brazil has not selected Endrick, the new recruit of Real Madrid, for the South American U-20 championship that will take place in Colombia from January 19 to February 12. This is the news that surprises all lovers of football, especially fans of the White House, which is his new club, but not when you know the reason for this decision.

In fact, it was his current club, Palmeiras, who asked the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to remove him from the squad so that the 16-year-old striker could play the beginning of the regional championship in Sao Paulo. And following similar requests from other teams. This situation forced coach Ramon Menezes to make nine changes in his team.

Thus, he refused to take to Colombia the strikers of Santos Marcos Leonardo and Angelo, or the midfielder of Flamengo Matheus França. The striker Victor Roque, who played in the final of the Copa Libertadores in 2022 for Athletico Paranaense and was one of the five candidates for the title of best player of the tournament, will still be present.

For the record, Brazil has 11 continental titles in this category, the last of which was won in Peru in 2011, a tournament in which Neymar, Casemiro, Alex Sandro and Danilo participated, all current members of the senior national team that played in the World Cup in Qatar.

List of the 23 called by Brazil to the Sudamericano U20

Goalkeepers: Kaique (Palmeiras), Kauã Santos (Flamengo) and Mycael (Atlhetico Paranaense).

Defenders: Arthur (América), Kaiki Bruno (Cruzeiro), Patryck (Sao Paulo), André (Bahía), Douglas Mendes (Bragantino), Robert (Corinthians), Weberton (Cruzeiro) and Michel (Palmeiras).

Midfielders: Andrey (Vasco da Gama), Marlon Gomes (Vasco da Gama), Ronald (Gremio), Alexander (Fluminense) and Guilherme Biro (Corinthians).

Attackers: Stênio (Cruzeiro), Pedro Henrique (Corinthians), Giovane (Corinthians), Renan Viana (Athletico Paranaense), Luís Guilherme (Palmerias), Sávio (PSV Eindhoven, NED) and Vitor Roque (Athletico Paranaense).