Porto striker Gabriel Veron, injured since July, has been called up to Brazil’s U23 squad for the Pan American Games, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced on Friday.
The 18 players called up by Ramon Menezes, who temporarily took charge of the “secret” first team between February and July before the arrival of Fernando Dinis, also include goalkeeper Andrew from League I side Gil Vicente. and center back Arthur Chavez, linked to the Academico de Viseu, from the mid-tier league.
Gabriel Veron is recovering from a right adductor injury sustained in pre-season and has not yet been used by Porto for the 2023/24 season, but following an agreement between CBF and the Dragons he has been called up to the squad. for the competitive period on the sidelines of regular FIFA dates.
The Pan American Games will be held from October 20 to November 5 in Santiago de Chile, where Brazil will join Group B, as well as the United States, Honduras and Colombia, with training camps scheduled to begin on the 9th of next month. near Rio de Janeiro.
During this period, which will partly coincide with the next break in the championship due to national team commitments, Porto will visit Visela and host Estoril Praia in the games of the ninth and 10th rounds respectively, preceded by a trip to the Belgians from Antwerp, meaning the third Group H round of the Champions League.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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