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Month: November 2020

Match Previews: Brazil vs. Uruguay (World Cup Qualifying), Brazil U-23 vs. Egypt (Friendly)

Uruguay vs. Brazil

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay, November 17, 2020

Kickoff: 6:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM BRT / 11:00 PM GMT

US TV / Streaming: PPV only

Likely Starting Lineup: Ederson; Danilo, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Renan Lodi; Allan (Arthur), Douglas Luiz, Éverton Ribeiro; Richarlison, Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Jesus.

Updated Squad:

Goalkeepers: Alisson, Ederson, Weverton.

Right-backs: Danilo (Gabriel Menino cut without replacement – COVID).

Left-backs: Alex Telles, Renan Lodi, Guilherme Arana (last-minute callup to cover Telles if a positive COVID test kept him from entering Uruguay, but that didn’t happen, so Arana’s just here for general cover now).

Center-Backs: Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Felipe (replaces Éder Militão – COVID), Diego Carlos (replaces Rodrigo Caio – injured).

Midfielders: Bruno Guimarães (replaces Casemiro – COVID), Allan (replaces Fabinho – injured), Douglas Luiz, Arthur, Lucas Paquetá (replaces Coutinho – injured), Éverton Ribeiro.

Forwards: Everton Cebolinha, Firmino, Gabriel Jesus, Richarlison, Vinícius Júnior, Thiago Galhardo (replaces Pedro – injured, who himself effectively replaced Neymar – injured).

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