On Tuesday, Brazil suffered another defeat, this time against Senegal (4-2), at Estádio José Alvalade, in Lisbon, in the last friendly before the start of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The Brazilian team opened the scoring with a goal from Lucas Paquetá (10′), but the Africans turned it around, with goals from Habib Diallo (21′), Marquinhos in his own goal (51′) and a brace from Sadio Mané (54′). ‘ and 90+7’, from penalty). In the middle bracket, the same Marquinhos reduced to 2-3 in the 57th minute.
Brazil, currently led by interim coach Ramon Menezes in negotiations with Carlo Ancelotti, will play against Bolivia and Peru again in September, at the start of the South American qualifiers.
For these games, it is possible that Ramon will continue as interim coach, as the Italian coach, if hired, will not be able to take charge of the side until next year, when his contract with Real Madrid expires.
Also in September, Senegal will meet Rwanda to close out the qualifying phase for the African Cup of Nations, a tournament for which it has already qualified.
Source: DN
