Ancelotti and Scolari: A Meeting of Legends in Teresópolis
Teresópolis, Brazil – The coach of the Brazilian national team, Carlo Ancelotti, and the 2002 world champion, Luiz Felipe Scolari, shared impressions during the second training session of the “Canarinha” in Teresópolis. The session was held with a view to Sunday’s friendly against Panama, where Neymar did not participate due to an injury.
Scolari, who led Brazil in the World Cup in Korea and Japan, was the special guest at the practice of the Brazilian team, concentrated in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro.The meeting between Ancelotti and Scolari, both renowned strategists, took place near the playing field. Ancelotti, dressed in the Brazil uniform and a yellow cap, chatted animatedly with Scolari, who also showed gestures during the conversation.
Meanwhile, the players were doing warm-up exercises and small-sided games during the fifteen minutes open to the media.
Neymar, who had already been absent from the first session on Wednesday, also did not participate in this second practice at Granja Comary, the high-performance center of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
The Brazilian national team doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar, reported that Neymar suffers a grade II muscle injury in his right calf, which will keep him off the field for two to three weeks.
Rodrigo Lasmar
The Brazilian star will miss the two preparatory friendlies for the United States, Mexico, and Canada World Cup against Panama and Egypt. In addition, he is doubtful for the debut in Group C against Morocco, on June 13, at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Danilo, Flamengo defender, who worked in the gym with Neymar on Wednesday, did train with the rest of his teammates.
In Teresópolis, 23 of the 26 players called up by Ancelotti are already concentrated. Marquinhos, Gabriel Martinelli, and Gabriel Magalhães, who will play in the Champions League final with Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal, have not yet joined.
