The criticism of the Brazilian team does not stop despite the victory against Chile (1-2). The last to charge against the 'verdeamarela' was none other than the president of the South American nation, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, who suggested to the federation and the coaching staff of the 'seleçao' forget to call up the 'cracks'. ' of Real Madrid and, in general, to all the footballers who pursue their careers outside the country.
"Those who play abroad are not better than those who play here. I have long advocated that the Brazilian team have players who play in the country," the president began by saying in an interview with local radio 'O Povo/CBN'. . In that sense, the Brazilian president alluded to the way in which the 'scratch' managed to come back from Thursday's match against Chile (1-2), where two of Real Madrid's figures had an opaque performance (Rodrygo and Endrick). .
Lula da Silva believes that Brazil ran out of 'cracks'
"The two players who scored the goals yesterday play in the Brazilian championship (Luiz Henrique and Igor Jesus, from Botafogo). We have to give opportunities to the players here, not to the guests from abroad," Lula added. Furthermore, he assured that the starting team against Chile only recognized the goalkeeper (Éderson), the PSG center back (Marquinhos), Rodrygo and Raphinha, whom he distinguished thanks to his hairstyle.
Da Silva claimed to have asked the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Ednaldo Rodrigues, to respond to his suggestion, although, of the 24 called up by coach Dorival Júnior for the matches against Chile and Peru, only 3 footballers play in the team. Brazilian. And, for the president, Brazil no longer has stars in European football. "Outside of Brazil there is no Garrincha or Romario. There are many young people, but none of them are stars," he said.