Ancelotti's impact: who's rising or falling in Brazil squad 🇧🇷 | OneFootball

After two games with Carlo Ancelotti in charge of the Brazilian National Team, we can already draw some conclusions about the team and the players individually.

For the first time in these qualifiers, Brazil went two consecutive games without conceding a goal.

In addition, the team showed clear offensive improvement in the match against Paraguay this Tuesday (10).

Despite the positive points, some players were unable to make the most of their opportunity during this FIFA break.

Check out our list below of players who went up ⬆️ and down ⬇️ in these two games for the National Team and tell us in the comments if we missed anyone:

Went Up ⬆️

Alex Ribeiro

He was unknown to most people during the FIFA break and became a key player in both games.

The Lille defender was precise defensively and also showed quality in his passing, as seen in the build-up to the goal against Paraguay.

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Bruno Guimarães

He was quiet against Ecuador, but against Paraguay he finally seemed to have 'debuted' for the National Team.

Bruno showed on Wednesday why he is a reference at Newcastle, speeding up Brazil's attack and finishing plays dangerously.

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Vini Jr.

He was the main attacking piece for Brazil against Ecuador and also scored the winning goal against Paraguay.

Ancelotti knows he can do even more on the field, but the first signs from him under the Italian coach for the National Team were positive.

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Casemiro

He showed that he deserved the call-up for what he does on the field, not just for being an old acquaintance of Ancelotti.

Against Ecuador, when the defense was more tested, he was crucial in protecting Brazil's penalty area.

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Went Down ⬇️

Gerson

He did not play well against Ecuador and lost his starting spot in the following match.

In addition, negotiations to move to Zenit could complicate his future with the National Team.

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Richarlison

He experienced a similar situation to Gerson, going to the bench after a poor performance against Ecuador.

He also saw Matheus Cunha, his "rival" in the squad, have a standout performance against Paraguay.

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This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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