Savinho
Manchester City winger, Savinho, has said it is time for the struggling Brazil national team to get its World Cup qualifying campaign on track against Chile.
The Canarinha are fifth in their group after three wins and four defeats in eight qualifiers.
“It’s worrying because of the position we are in and what the fans expect from us,” Savinho said ahead of today’s qualifier in Santiago.
“The time has come. It’s a very good moment for all the players to really show what Brazil is, where we deserve to be. We’re going to work as long as we have to and get the three points and climb the rankings.”
Savinho missed the September qualifiers, a 1-0 win over Ecuador and the 1-0 defeat in Paraguay, through injury.
That loss left Brazil six points adrift of leaders Colombia. Brazil, who are still without the country’s all-time top scorer Neymar as he recovers from a knee ligament injury, are not at full strength.
Real Madrid forward VinÃcius Júnior is injured, as are Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, Juventus defender Bremer, Real Madrid’s Éder Militão and Atletico Mineiro’s Guilherme Arana.
“Everyone that was called up has in mind to do this, to make Brazil win again games,” Savinho said.
“Of course, I will take some of the responsibility to help the national team, but not just me. There’s Rodrygo, [Gabriel] Martinelli, [Lucas]Paquetá, Bruno Guimarães, Endrick… If each one takes a little responsibility and puts it on the field, we will stand out against our opponents.”
Brazil take on Chile in Santiago before hosting Peru on October 15. The top six nations in CONMEBOL qualifying will progress directly to the 2026 World Cup, with the seventh-placed team going into playoffs.