That wasn't really necessary. Anyways, with this one 3 months away it's too soon to really speculate. Some players will lose form and be injured, or returning, or arise. I do hope that we finally get a look at Amauri and he's called in. It's long been time for him to play. And I also anticipate Ronaldinho being in there again too. But it's tough to speculate.
Brazilian kid, he plays in Portugal: Real Madrid signs teenage striker Alipio, billed as the next Ronaldo 4 days ago MADRID, Spain — Unable to lure Cristiano Ronaldo away from Manchester United, Real Madrid has reportedly signed Brazilian prodigy Alipio Duarte Brandao - billed as the Portuguese forward's heir apparent. Madrid confirmed to the Associated Press on Tuesday that the teenage striker will begin training with the club's youth team later this week. News reports said that Madrid had beaten Chelsea to the 1.5-million-euro (C$2.3 million) signature of the 16-year-old Alipio, who will join the Spanish champion on a four-year deal from Portuguese club Rio Ave. Madrid would not confirm any of the contract details. "I'm living an enormous dream but I'm keeping my feet on the ground," Alipio was quoted as saying in Spanish daily Marca on Tuesday. "I'm fast, skillful and a scorer." Rio Ave youth team coach Pedro Cunha said that Alipio reminded him more of Brazil striker Romario than Ronaldo.
The interesting development is that Amauri has reportedly received an Italian passport. So the wait may be over, and how ironic that his international debut might be playing for Italy against Brasil in this match? A little bit frustrating. He should have been called in for Brasil a few times but was repeatedly overlooked, or he has turned it down. But not bringing him in IMO is incredibly irresponsible by the CBF heads and Dunga. It's inexcusable. Unless he vehemently and clearly stated he did not want to play for Brasil, he should have featured at least once to see what he could do for the Selecao since IMO, no forward spot is a lock right now.
This game will be familiar to Brasil - we have a lot of players who play in Italy!!! - Adriano - Inter Milan - I hope he will score 2-3 goals, just to make his point with Mourinho. - Pato - AC Milan - same as above, to score points with his coach Ancelotti. - Others who don't need to prove anything: Mancini, J Cesar, Maicon, Kaka, Doni.
Adriano probably wont even be in Italy by the time of the Italy game!! He'll either be in Man City or back in Brazil!!
say whaaaaaat? wow i didn't know we were gonna play italy! sweet, i thought i was going to have to wait until the confed cup to see this. personally i've never seen these two go head to head so i'm looking forward to it! i'd like to see the same midfield and attack opened with against portugal (except silva) wow...this is months away but i'm already worked up for it haha. we thrashed the argies at the emeriates, hoping we can do the same with the italians
Apparently Brasil will play Italy twice next year: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=595126&sec=us&cc=5901 In a way I think it would have been more interesting to see them play Spain in the tournament but oh well.
Man I hate it when teams have to use naturalized players. Way too many teams are doing it more and more. But thankfully I'm pretty sure Brasil will never do it.
Agreed. It may be argued that a one-time cap for Amauri, to lock him in permanently as a Brazil NT player, may have been selfish. But it would be infinitely better, and within the limits of fair play, to have done so; the alternative would have been, of course, to see a player like him defend an already mighty and competitive side like Italy. When even a four-time World champion like Italy is taking advantage of foreign-born players (Camoranesi, an Argentine of Italy ancestry, played for Italy in Germany 2006), Brazil has no excuse to allow a perennial rival for the World Cup to strengthen itself with Brazilian talent.
Well now I don't feel bad for Mexico anymore after Italy's move for the Brasilian and look at Spain they also have Sienna that guy Brasil should of jumped on quick he is pure quality. Also Germany has that one guy that has Brasilian citizenship and has rufuse to play for Germany for the meantime, I can't remember his name I know he plays for Shalke and is a forward Kuranyi thats his name he is bad a_ _. By the way has tickets went on sale for this game and if not when do they and what site can you purchase them?
I wouldn't count out Amauri for us just yet. I still think Dunga might tinker with our forward line since I really only see 3 guys right now -- Luis Fabiano, Robinho, and Adriano. Dunga's media discussions could just be him blowing smoke -- if you look at his latest comments, he only mentions those guys above. The 4th spot is still free and Pato is clearly not ready yet, nor Love or Jo. So who knows. A lot can change in the next few months.
This was in today's globo web site: De acordo com o jornal “Tuttosport”, de Turim, o atacante Amauri estará em campo no amistoso entre Brasil e Itália, dia 10 de fevereiro, em Londres. Mas o destaque do Juventus, nascido em Carapicuíba (São Paulo), usaria a camisa da Azzurra. Em sua edição desta terça-feira, o “Tuttosport” afirma que o jogador receberá a cidadania italiana em 1º de janeiro e ficará livre para ser convocado pelo técnico Marcello Lippi, já que nunca foi chamado para a seleção brasileira. Amauri ganhará a cidadania porque sua esposa, Cynthia, mora na Itália há dez anos e entrou com o processo de naturalização. Pela lei do país, como os dois são casados há três anos, o marido também vira cidadão italiano. Segundo o jornal, Amauri é o preferido de Lippi para substituir Luca Toni, que não tem tido chances na Azzurra. O técnico evitou o assunto: - Até que haja a possibilidade de convocação, não levo em conta isso. Só faço as coisas que podem ser feitas – disse Lippi ao diário. Recentemente, Dunga foi perguntado sobre as chances de Amauri ser convocado pela seleção brasileira, mas o treinador afirmou que jogadores como Adriano, Jô, Luis Fabiano e Alexandre Pato estão na frente. Com 10 gols marcados até agora, Amauri é o artilheiro do Juventus no Campeonato Italiano (dois atrás dos goleadores Gilardino, Milito e Di Vaio). No último domingo, o atacante brilhou ao balançar a rede duas vezes na vitória por 4 a 2 o Milan.
ugh yeah i saw that. i dont understand how he can be ahead of pato or jo. just blows my mind -- as im sure it confuses most brazilian fans who read about him as well as the media. i mean, dunga can still call him up -- but i guess amauri has all the leverage here. he probably won't play for brazil unless he has some assurance that he will in dunga's future plans. lame.
Dunga needs to stop being so stubborn. He said Amauri needs to prove his worth the last time he was asked about him and I think he has more than done that.