Bruno Guimaraes will replace Casemiro for the duels against Venezuela and Uruguay

Brazil called up Bruno Guimaraes, from French Lyon, to replace Real Madrid player Casemiro for the games against Venezuela and Uruguay of the South American qualifying rounds for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, as reported this Saturday by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Guimaraes will replace Casemiro, who tested positive for covid-19, as Real Madrid communicated this Saturday to the Canarinha medical department.

Guimaraes was part of the list of substitutes called by the coach of coach Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, Tite, and had been related by coach André Jardine, of the Olympic team, who will play two preparatory matches this month.

This same week the team called up the central defenders Felipe, from Atlético de Madrid, and Diego Carlos, from Sevilla, to replace Rodrigo Caio, del Flamengo and injured in the right calf, and Éder Militao, the Real Madrid center-back who recently tested positive for covid-19.

To these casualties are added those of midfielders Philippe Coutinho, from Barcelona, ​​and Fabinho, Liverpool, both injured and replaced by Lucas Paquetá (Olympique de Lyon) and Allan (Everton), respectively.

The five-time world champion will begin her preparation for the next two matches of the South American qualifying rounds from November 9 at the Comary Farm, the CBF sports complex located in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro.

On the 13th of that month he will face Venezuela at the Morumbí stadium in Sao Paulo and four days later he will play against Uruguay in the Centennial of Montevideo.

Brazil leads the qualifying rounds with six points, the same as Argentina, pHe had the best goal difference, after beating Bolivia 5-0 and Peru 2-4 in the first two days.