Brazil already has a substitute for Matheus Cunha

The coach of the Brazilian soccer team, Tite, called off this Friday the forward of the Atlético de Madrid Matheus Cunha of the preparation for the triple round of the qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup 2022 versus Venezuela, Colombia and Uruguay.

Cunha, 22, suffers a muscle injury in the abductor of the left thigh and will not be able to recover in time for the Canarinha commitments, according to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

BASEL, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Arthur Cabral of FC Basel celebrates with team mate Liam Millar after scoring their sides first goal during the UEFA Europa Conference League group H match between FC Basel and FK Kairat at on September 30, 2021 in Basel, Switzerland.  (Photo by Alex Grimm / Getty Images)

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The technical commission of the five-time world champion made the decision to remove from the list the young striker, Olympic champion in Tokyo 2020, after analyzing the tests sent to him by the Atlético de Madrid. In parallel, his replacement was announced, who will be Arthur Cabral, forward of Basel Swiss.

Cunha, in the ranks of Athletic Since last August, he also contacted the trainers of the national team to inform them of the injury, according to the CBF, which did not announce, for the moment, any replacement.

Brazil’s plan

The Brazilian team will hold its first training session next Monday in Bogota, from where he will depart to face Venezuela on the 7th, in Caracas.

Three days later the Colombian team will be measured in Barranquilla. La Canarinha will close this triple date of the South American qualifiers in the Amazon sand from Manaus, where he will receive Uruguay on the 14th.

Brazil He is the outstanding leader of the classification with eight victories in the same number of games and six points ahead of his immediate pursuer, Argentina


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