The player was in reserve for the friendly against England in November 2017 and will now wear the armband at Wembley too
At the beginning of the Dorival Júnior era, Brazil will face England, at 16:00 (Brasilia time), this Saturday (23), at Wembley, in the first friendly match of this FIFA date. In this sense, the coach chose Danilo, from Juventus (ITA), as team captain in his first matches as a starter, also against Spain on Tuesday (26th), at 5.30pm. After all, the commander appreciates the player’s leadership spirit and experience.
The right back will therefore take advantage of the absences of Casemiro, Marquinhos and Neymar, the injured former captains of the national team, to inherit the armband. The player, among other things, is also captain of Velha Senhora and has been part of the national team squad since 2011. This Friday (22nd), at 12.30pm (Brasilia time), the CBF has selected the athlete to participate in a press conference.
Since leaving Santos as Libertadores champions in 2011, Danilo has played for Porto, Real Madrid and Manchester City, before joining Juventus. Although he played as a defender in Italy, the player gets to play right back, his original role, and has tactical intelligence, which Dorival also likes.
Only residue from the last friendly match
On 14 November 2017, again at Wembley, Brazil and England met for the last time in a friendly match which ended goalless. Of the 25 players called up by then coach Tite, only one remains in Dorival Júnior’s squad and he will make his debut. This is Danilo, who at the time was a reserve and shadowed Daniel Alves at right back.
On the other hand, the English have six players present in that duel, almost seven ago. Among them were Pickford, Joe Gomez, Maguire, Stones, Walker and Rashford.
Massimiliano Allegri’s starter at Juventus, the Minas Gerais native exudes versatility, being able to play in more than one position in the defensive system. Although he has been a right-back since his days at Santos, he has reinvented himself as a defender and plays for Juventus, who usually use a three-back formation.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that Danilo and Dorival Júnior worked together in Peixe, in 2010. At the time, the athlete arrived from América-MG and soon had the opportunity to become a starter in the São Paulo team. The following year he won the Libertadores title and finished second in the Club World Cup with Muricy Ramalho.
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Source: Terra
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