Ancelotti praises Kaio Jorge after Brazil call-up: "He deserves it" | OneFootball

Kaio Jorge is one of the main new additions to Carlo Ancelotti's call-up for the next two games of the Brazilian National Team. The Cruzeiro forward was even praised by the Italian coach.

"The characteristic of a forward is to score goals, first and foremost. Kaio Jorge is scoring a lot of goals, he is the top scorer in the Brasileirão. He is a young forward who already has experience as he has played in Italy. He deserves it, for what he is doing at the moment," he stated in a press conference held this Monday.

Kaio Jorge is having a good season with Cruzeiro. He has played 29 matches, scored 17 goals, and provided five assists. In the Brazilian Championship, he has found the net 15 times. He is the top scorer of the competition.

On social media, the 23-year-old player celebrated his first call-up to the main National Team. The striker posted a video recalling difficult moments in his career until he turned things around.

"Life tested me early. I went through a serious injury and many doubts in football, but I was never alone: God and my family always supported and strengthened me. I look back with gratitude and move forward with faith, focus, and dedication, certain that the best is yet to come," he wrote.

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National Team Schedule

In third place in the standings, with 25 points and already secured in the World Cup, the Brazilian National Team will host Chile on September 4th, at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), at Maracanã. Then, Brazil will visit Bolivia on the 9th, at 8:30 PM, in El Alto.

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