Brazil dares with four attackers in last practice before receiving Chile

Rio de Janeiro, 23 Mar Brazil tested an attack with four players in the lead, Neymar, Vinicius Junior, Antony and Lucas Paqueta, in their last training session before hosting Chile at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday for the qualifiers of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. As promised by the Brazilian coach, Adenor Leonardo Bachi “Tite”, in the press conference he gave before training, Canarinha will play attack and will be “daring” in the match against Chile, which he will use as preparation for the World Cup, which he is already qualified to play. Tite confirmed that he will line up three forwards, with Neymar in the center and Vinicius and Antony playing as points, but in training this Wednesday at Granja Comary, the Canarinha barracks in the mountain city of Teresópolis, it was possible to see Lucas Paquetá as a fourth man in the attack and on the sides Danilo and Guilherme Arana constantly supporting offensive plays. Despite the fact that Neymar was announced as a center forward, in training he made it clear that he will act as a “false nine”, since he will not remain fixed in the area but will move freely throughout the court. At times it was Neymar, who received total freedom to “be creative and daring”, who came down to look for the ball in the center of the court to baste the plays and Lucas Paquetá who positioned himself inside the area waiting for crosses and assists. “We will have two ends (points) and we will give the central players (Neymar and Lucas Paqueta) freedom to try as many tactical variations as possible,” the coach said at the previous press conference, something that became clear in training. Tite admitted that he will take advantage of the two matches he will play this month for the qualifiers, on Thursday with Chile in the Maracana and next Tuesday with Bolivia in La Paz, to try out tactical variations and prepare the team that will lead to the World Cup in Qatar. “The idea is to have five in an offensive action and for a sixth to arrive. Always keeping the balance. The idea is always to have two players open, regardless of whether they are sides or points,” he explained about the team that is starting to prepare for the World Cup. In the training session, Antony's lineup was also confirmed, which the coach himself had left in doubt a little earlier by stating that he depended on a medical evaluation. But the Ájax player and Olympic champion with Brazil in Tokyo participated in all the work with his teammates without showing any inconvenience. In practice this Wednesday at Granja Comary, Tite once again used the same possible starter he trained with on Tuesday, with Alisson in goal; Danilo, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva and Guilherme Arana in defense; Casemiro, Fred and Lucas Paqueta in the center of the court; and Antony, Vinicius Junior and Neymar in the lead. The team plans to travel to Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday night for their game on Thursday, but will return to Granja Comary on Friday and continue their preparation until Monday, when they will travel to Bolivia for Tuesday's match in La Paz. Brazil, which has already secured its ticket to Qatar, is the undefeated leader of the South American qualifiers, with 39 points, and has an almost perfect balance of twelve wins and three draws. CHIEF cm/cms/cav (photo) (video)