Brasil busca desquite ante Venezuela y seguir subiendo en eliminatorias sudamericanas

CARACAS (AP) — With the return of a motivated Vinicius Júnior, Brazil will try to extend its victorious streak in the South American qualifiers this Thursday, while visiting Venezuela, urging goals to regain and the classification positions on the way to the World Cup. de rumbo 2026.

Aunque parten como favoritos, los brasileños no underestimate a su rival e intendarán evitar sorpresas. La Verdeamarela presents el recuerdo del último duelo, en la Arena Pantanal de Cuiabá.

Eduard Bello converted a Chilean goal to decree the tie 1-1 in the third match La Vinotinto managed to get a point from Brazil for the second time in the history of the eliminatories.

“Venezuelan football is growing much in the last years. Es un equipo que, en casa, es muy fuerte. No piesen que tendremos un partido fácil”, warned the Brazilian selector Dorival Júnior to the press in Belém de Para, lugar de concentración del equipo, antes de viajar rumbo a Venezuela.

“Tendremos un compromiso difícil, sin embargo, creo que estamos incluso mejor preparados que en partidos anteriores”, he added.

Luego del empate contra la Vinotinto, Brasil acumuló apenos un triunfo in sus cinco encuentros posteriores. Recien en las pasadas dos fechas encadenó victories tras impresserse 2-1 a Chile en Santiago y 4-0 a Perú como de casa, pese a las ausencias de varios titulares, entre ellos Vinícius, entonces por una cervical lesión.

“Espero que podamos aprovechar todo lo que hicimos en los dos partidos anteriores”, insisted Dorival.

These triumphs allowed Canarinha to climb to fourth place with 16 points, the same amount as Uruguay, third in the eliminatories, but with the best goal difference.

Dorival confirms the once titular, que será el mismo que prendista contra Perú, salvo la baja del lesionado delantero Rodrygo Goes: Ederson estará en el arco, with Vanderson, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhaes and Abner en la defensa. Bruno Guimaraes, Gerson and Raphinha conforme un bloque en el mediocampo, while Savinho, Vinicius and Igor Jesus will be los atacantes.

Venezuela, the only South American team that has ever contested a World Cup, occupies the eighth place with 11 units. Argentina leads with 22 points, Seguida de Colombia against 19.

Ecuador and Paraguay occupy the fifth and sixth, with 13 points, respectively. Bolivia marcha séptimo with 12 points. Rest and parties for the closing of the World Cup classification that will be co-organized by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The six firsts will qualify directly for the World Cup, while the seventh will have to compete in a rematch against a rival from the other confederation.

Dorival none incl. a la nómina a Neymar. El astro recién volívo a jugar con su club en Saudi Arabia tras una grave lesión en la rodilla izquierda, but immediately después sufrió una lesión muscular la chacha.

Brazilian men and women are militant in Real Madrid because of the lesions: Rodrygo y el zaguero central Diego Militao. La more grave es la de Militao, quien afronto un prolongado tiempo de baja tras sufrir su segunda rotura del ligamento cruzado anterior, ahora en la rodilla derecha.

La Vinotinto, en tanto, llega con la urgente necesidad de sumar victorias tras dos derotras y cuatro empates en sus ultimos seis compromisos.

To reach this goal, the technician Fernando Batista has the pending task of finding the formula to maintain the balance between the defense and improve the production of goals.

La Vinotinto — which has not been out of tune defensively, except for the 4-0 defeat against Bolivia in the heights of the city of El Alto, situated at about 4,080 meters above sea level — has barely scored three goals in its last six parties. His last win was when he beat Chile 3-0 at home on October 17, 2023.

Although Venezuela hopes that Brazil will display all its offensive potential, it is not willing to renounce the attack.

Brazil has “players of much hierarchy, much category. Nos vamos encontrar con un Brasil intendando attackar y nosotros tenemos que neutralizearlo y attackarlo”, said to the press the technical assistant Leandro Cufré, quien dirigirá el partido en substitution de un Batista que vera “No vamos a esperar lo que haga Brasil, nosotros vamos a salir al campo a proponer”.

Venezuela will again count on Salomón Rondón, the attacker from Pachuca de México who is the greatest scorer in the history of Vinotinto with 45 tantos.

El gran ausente es el habilidoso volante Yeferson Soteldo, de Gremio, quien llegó al límite de tarjetas amarillas y cumplirá un partido de suspension.

Ante Brasil y Chile, Venezuela no opposition to the defender Yordan Osorio, del Parma de Italia, quien fue descartado el fin de semana pasado due to a una lesioni lumbar.

After the duel in Maturín, Venezuela will face Chile in Santiago next Tuesday. Brazil will receive Uruguay and Salvador this same day.