CBF excludes Palmeiras and Flamengo players from Brazil national team call-ups

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has decided to exclude several players from Palmeiras and Flamengo from the national team's upcoming friendly matches against Japan and Singapore. Although players such as goalkeeper Carlos Miguel and forward Samuel Lino were initially selected by coach Carlo Ancelotti, the CBF opted to remove them to preserve the rosters of both clubs during the critical final stages of the Campeonato Brasileiro title race.

Rodrigo Caetano, the CBF's executive coordinator for men's national teams, confirmed the decision, stating the move aimed to avoid causing undue prejudice to the clubs. While the Brazilian national team will feature no players from either club, Flamengo will still have five players called up for other nations: Arrascaeta, De La Cruz, and Varela for Uruguay, and Gonzalo Plata and Anthony Valencia for Ecuador.

In youth categories, Flamengo's Jordan Michael has received his first call-up to the United States U-18 national team for upcoming matches in Portugal.