Another Brazil player injured; will not be able to play friendlies
Flamengo's left-back Alex Sandro was dropped from the Brazilian national team's squad list for friendlies against France and Croatia, preparatory for the 2026 World Cup, and will be replaced by Kaiki, from Cruzeiro, the CBF reported this Monday.
TL;DR
- Alex Sandro, Flamengo's left-back, is out of the Brazilian national team's squad due to injury.
- He will be replaced by Kaiki from Cruzeiro for the friendlies against France and Croatia.
- This is the second injury for the Brazilian team, after goalkeeper Alisson Becker was also ruled out.
- Alex Sandro sustained the injury during a Campeonato Brasileiro match between Corinthians and Flamengo in São Paulo.