Brazil under-17s face Venezuela this Thursday

Brazil U-17 team plays friendly against Venezuela this ThursdayCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

The Brazil Under-17 National Team faces Venezuela this Thursday (20) at 11 a.m. at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, in another preparatory friendly ahead of the U-17 World Cup in November in Qatar. The match will be broadcast on CBF TV. On Sunday (23), the two teams will meet again at the same venue.

The matches are part of a preparation cycle combined with training periods. This time, the U-17 squad reported to Granja Comary on the 13th, which allowed head coach Carlos Eduardo Patetuci to further develop a tactical identity and monitor the players’ progress and day-to-day routine.

At this year’s South American Championship, Venezuela gave both Brazil, who beat them 1-0, and Argentina, who defeated them 3-2, a very hard time.

“We have several objectives in these two matches against Venezuela: to consolidate our playing model, observe some athletes who are coming in for the first time, test some lineups and some system variations, and also develop competitiveness while representing the Brazil National Team,” said Carlos Eduardo Patetuci.

Carlos Eduardo Patetuci has several objectives for the friendlies against VenezuelaCredits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

He also highlighted the importance of having an environment that brings together work with responsibility, empathy, peace, and joy, with athletes who have a spirit of unity and think collectively.

Patetuci expects an interesting match this Thursday because of Venezuela’s proactive style of play.

"Venezuela had a good South American Championship this year. It is a country that is greatly developing its youth categories. They make many trips abroad and compete in several tournaments outside South America. They attack with many players and put a lot of emphasis on the offensive sector. It is a team with a proactive style of play, one that values passing combinations and is also very vertical, with long balls, and it will cause us difficulties,” Patetuci commented.

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