Former captain Neymar was remembered by Brazil after an absence of just about 1 1/2 years.
The 33 -year -old striker was included within the nationwide crew by the Dorival Junior coach Thursday for the {qualifications} of the World Cup in opposition to Colombia and Argentina this month.
Neymar just lately returned to motion with Santos after an ACL harm in October 2023.
He left Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal in January and signed a six-month contract together with his childhood membership.
Brazil, fifth in South American {qualifications}, will host Colombia on March 20 and can go to the Argentine chief 5 days later on the Monumental de Nunez Stadium in Buenos Aires.
“He performed two video games in Santos for 90 minutes. He was additionally spared within the final minutes of some video games,” mentioned Júnior. “Let’s see how he performs within the race to our video games.”
Complete Brazil checklist
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Bento (Al-Nassr), Ederson (Manchester City).
Defenders: Vanderson (Monaco), Wesley, Leo Ortiz, Danilo (All Flamengo), Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal), Marquino (Paris Saint-Germain), Murillo (Nottingham Forest), Guilherme Arana (Atletico Mineiro).
Midfielders: Andre (Wolverhampton), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle), Gerson (Flamengo), Joelinton (Newcastle), Neymar (Santos).
After you: Estevao (Palmeiras), Joao Pedro (Brighton), Raphinha (Barcelona), Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior (All Real Madrid), Savinho (Manchester City), Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton).
Reporting by the Associated Press.
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