Arsenal centre-back Gabriel Magalhães will miss Saturday’s friendly against Brazil and next week’s friendly against Spain due to injury, with Juventus’s Bremer named as his replacement.
Brazil coach Dorival Junior did not provide details of the injury at the time of the announcement, but Arsenal will be desperate to ensure Gabriel is fit for the Premier League trip to Manchester City on March 31st. Dew. “Today we have another casualty. Unfortunately, Gabriel Magalhães is not called up. In his place, we will call up Bremer from Juventus,” Dorival said.
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The Arsenal defender joins Gabriel Martinelli, Casemiro, Ederson, Alisson and Marquinhos on Brazil’s injured list. Brazil face England at Wembley on Saturday before traveling to the Santiago Bernabéu to face Spain on March 26.
Meanwhile, France will be without Antoine Griezmann for the games against Germany and Chile, as he sustained an ankle injury that ended his world record of playing 84 consecutive games for his country.
The 32-year-old Atletico Madrid player, who is France’s fourth highest scorer with 44 goals in 127 appearances, has been replaced in the squad by former Lazio and Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi.
Lionel Messi also missed the Argentina national team’s friendly due to a hamstring injury. The 36-year-old missed Inter Miami’s Major League Soccer game at DC United on Saturday. “Lionel Messi will not be part of the squad for the friendly match in the United States due to a slight injury to his right hamstring during the match between Inter Miami and Nashville,” the Argentine FA announced on its official X account.
Argentina will play El Salvador on Friday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, followed by Costa Rica four days later at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
