Brazil National Team have announced their squad for Panama and Czech Republic clashes as Vinicius & Paqueta included, while Marcelo has been dropped.
The Real Madrid star will be hoping to make his senior international debut following an impressive first season in Spain that has seen him emerge as one of the club’s most important players under new coach Santiago Solari.
PSG right-back Dani Alves has also re-joined the squad and is set to make his first international appearance since suffering an injury shortly before World Cup 2018.
The five-time world champions face Panama at FC Porto’s Estadio do Dragao on March 23 before heading to Prague to face Czech Republic three days later.
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Man City), Weverton (Palmeiras).
Centre-backs: Eder Militao (Porto), Marquinhos (PSG), Miranda (Inter), Thiago Silva (PSG).
Full-backs: Dani Alves (PSG), Danilo (Man City), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid), Alex Sandro (Juventus).
Midfielders: Allan (Napoli), Arthur (Barcelona), Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fabinho (Liverpool), Felipe Anderson (West Ham), Lucas Paqueta (AC Milan), Coutinho (Barcelona).
Forwards: Everton (Gremio), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Gabriel Jesus (Man City), Richarlison (Everton), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid).
Fixtures:
Mar 23: 18:00 CET Brazil vs Panama
Mar 26: 20:45 CET Czech Republic vs Brazil