Hard loss for the Brazil team: goalkeeper Ederson misses the Copa América

The selector Dorival Junior called instead of the City goalkeeper, who was aiming to start in the continental tournament, Raphael, of São Paulo, as reported by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Ederson, 30, suffered a fracture to his face last Tuesday when he collided with Argentine defender Cristian Romero in the 0-2 victory over Tottenham, in an English League match.

This is the first loss suffered by the Brazilian team, which in the United States will seek its tenth Copa América and dethrone Argentina, which was proclaimed champion in 2021 precisely against the ‘verde amarelo’ team at the Maracaná stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Alisson, from Liverpool, is now running as a starter for the Brazilian team.

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Bento and Rafael, goalkeepers for Athletico Paranaense and São Paulo, respectively, will complete the list of goalkeepers for the five-time world champion. Also this Sunday Dorival Júnior completed the list of 26 players for the Copa América with the inclusion of defender Bremer (Juventus), midfielder Éderson (Atalanta) and attacker Pepê (Porto), after Conmebol allowed three more players to be registered.

Brazil will debut in the Copa América on June 24 against Costa Rica at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Before that, they will play two warm-up friendlies against Mexico and the United States, on June 8 and 12 in Texas and Florida, respectively. Without Neymar, who is still recovering from a serious knee injury, Brazil’s list is led by Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo Goes and Raphinha, and it also includes the young promise Endrick, the Palmeiras forward tied by Real Madrid.