00:00Hello fellow fans, the Brazilian national team is already here in Moristown, having returned on a chartered flight at the end of the week.
00:05Monday afternoon,
00:07hours after beating Japan 2-1 in a comeback victory and qualifying for the Round of 16 of the World Cup.
00:14of the World.
00:14The team held a light training session on Tuesday morning; players who did not play participated in some light activities.
00:20more intense,
00:21The starters and those who played the majority of the time went onto the field wearing only sneakers, to do regenerative work.
00:28The players were given the early afternoon off and will only return to training late in the afternoon on Wednesday.
00:34So there will be three rest shifts.
00:38Bad news, Lucas Paquetá underwent an imaging exam this Tuesday morning.
00:44He left the game against Japan at halftime feeling pain in his left hamstring.
00:49He has a confirmed muscle injury, and the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) has once again given no timetable for his return.
00:54But the outlook isn't very good; he's being transferred to intensive care.
00:59Who knows, maybe he can return if the team advances to the final week of competition.
01:04Maybe the semi-final, the final of the World Cup.
01:08Rafinha, who is also undergoing treatment, didn't even travel to Houston.
01:13He continues treatment with the national team doctors.
01:17He is also unlikely to be available for the game against Norway.
01:20Norway, who qualified, beat Ivory Coast 2-1 this afternoon.
01:26So, two confirmed absences for next Sunday's game here in Nova GES.
01:31Rafinha in attack and Lucas Paquetá, the third man in midfield,
01:34Whoever loses now is out of this elimination game.
01:38Among the options is Danilo Santos, a Botafogo player who has come on as a substitute in some matches.
01:45It must be, it must be no, it's most likely that he'll take on that role in midfield.
01:51Coach Carlos Tirol will have three full training sessions to prepare Brazil for this game against Norway.
01:58He trains on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the national team's training center.
02:02And the game, of course, you know, is on Sunday starting at 4 PM, Brasília time.
02:07We're keeping track of everything here in Moristal.
02:10My colleague Márcio Yanaka is returning from Houston tomorrow.
02:13We're there trying to get information about the situation at Paquetá.
02:17But by all indications, he's out of the next few games.
02:21Who knows, maybe he's out of the World Cup himself.
02:24The CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) and the national team doctors are trying to get Paquetá fit to play.
02:28If Brazil, of course, progresses to the final stages,
02:32And you know, the World Cup is right here in the mix.
