RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil coach Dorival Júnior has replaced injured goalkeeper Ederson with Sao Paulo’s Rafael in his Copa America squad.
Manchester City’s Ederson has a broken right eye socket.
Júnior, who took over as the national team’s coach in January, already has Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson and Athletico Paranaense’s Bento in the squad.
Juventus defender Bremer, Atalanta midfielder Éderson and Porto forward Pepe were added to the squad on Sunday.
South American soccer body CONMEBOL decided on Thursday to allow expanded squads of 26 players instead of the usual 23. Several teams, including world champion Argentina, had already asked for the number of players to be expanded for the tournament.
The continental tournament kicks off June 20 in the United States. Brazil will play its first match against Costa Rica on June 24.
Brazil will play friendlies against the United States and Mexico ahead of the tournament.
The deadline for teams to submit their final squads is June 12.
AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
Pope trip to Luxembourg, Belgium confirmed for September, 2 weeks after challenging Asia visit
Sullinger leads Shenzhen past Beijing in CBA playoffs
2nd Airbus A320 assembly line project under construction in Tianjin
Xavi looks to adapt as Barca prepare for vital week
Yu Darvish extends scoreless innings streak to 25 in Padres' 9
China launches satellites to monitor atmospheric, space environments
FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2024 men's quarterfinal match: China vs. Australia
Mohammad Mokhber: Who is Iran’s acting president?
Sports events in Shanghai generates $516M in consumption