This Premier League star will be Vinicius' replacement for Brazil vs Argentina

This Tuesday the Brazil National Team will play their last game in 2023. This was not a good year for them. After the failure at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, coach Tité resigned and was replaced by interim coach Fernando Diniz, while the chiefs of the Brazilian Football Confederation are waiting for a definitive answer from Carlo Ancelotti.

In the meantime, things are not going well for them. The team's performance has not been satisfactory and they have not performed well in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. In October they lost against Uruguay in Montevideo and this Thursday they suffered a tough defeat against Colombia in Barranquilla. And now they must face Argentina, the world champions.

And that is not all. In addition, they will have to do it without several of their main stars. Lucas Paqueta and Antony were dropped from the last call-ups due to off-field conflicts. While Neymar, Casemiro and Richarlison were left out of the squad due to injuries. And they were joined by Vinicius Junior, who had to be replaced during the first half of the match against Colombia due to a muscle problem.

The Real Madrid winger will not be able to play against Argentina and Diniz has to find a replacement. According to Globo Esporte, the coach's choice is a Premier League star: Gabriel Jesus. The Arsenal striker returned to the Brazilian National Team for the November international break, after a hamstring injury. While the Gunners planned his return for December, the Brazilian's need changed everything.

Coach must make decisions

Without Neymar, Richarlison, Antony and Vinicius, Brazil lost most of its attacking stars. That is why Diniz will now give more prominence to other players who usually have less importance in the team. In case of continuing to play with 4 forwards, the chosen players could be Raphinha and Gabriel Martinelli as wingers, Rodrygo in the center and Gabriel Jesus as centre-forward.