Wesley is cut from the Brazilian team due to injury in a friendly
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Right-back Wesley was cut from the Brazilian team group this Sunday morning (7).
Right-back Wesley was cut from the Brazilian team group this Sunday morning (7). After being injured in his left leg in the first half of this Saturday's friendly (6), in Cleveland, against Egypt, the Roma (Italy) athlete underwent tests this morning and the problem in the player's thigh was diagnosed.
Therefore, he is no longer part of the Brazilian group and is out of the World Cup.
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For the vacancy left by the former Flamengo athlete, coach Carlo Ancelotti chose midfielder Éderson, from Atalanta (Italy). The player had already been called up by the coach on his first list in charge of the national team last year.
In Brazil, Éderson, 26 years old, played for Cruzeiro, Corinthians and Fortaleza. And he has been outside Brazil since 2022.
The Brazilian team debuts in the World Cup on Saturday (13) against Morocco at 7pm (Brasília) in New Jersey.
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