May 092014
 
Botafogo defnder Dória has been included in Brazil's 2014 Toulon Tournament squad.

Botafogo defender Dória has been included in Brazil’s 2014 Toulon Tournament squad.

Coach Alexandre Gallo has announced his squad of U21 players for the 2014 Toulon Tournament. Brazil will defend the title they won in 2013 after stand-out performances from players such as Grêmio’s Yuri Mamute and Vinicius Araujo then of Cruzeiro but now on the books at Valencia.

The 2014 squad contains two stand-out centre backs in the shape of Botafogo’s Dória, and Marquinhos of PSG who many thought would have made Brazil’s World Cup squad.

Elsewhere the squad boasts two excellent full backs; Auro of São Paulo on the right, and Wendell from Grêmio on the left. The latter will join Bayer Leverkusen in the summer.

The squad also contains a whole host of talent further up the pitch, with Chelsea’s Lucas Piazon being given some international experience, and another of Grêmio’s talents Luan securing a place in the squad.

São Paulo’s versatile defender/midfielder Rodrigo Caio is likely to play in defensive midfield alongside Cruzeiro’s midfield rock Lucas Silva, with São Paulo pair – Ademilson and Lucas Evangelista adding some attacking threat.

Up front Mosquito of Atletico Paranaense will be looking to add to his already glowing reputation, as will Leandro of Palmeiras.

The tournament kicks off on May 21st, and you can keep up to date with Brazil’s results and stand-out players on The Botafogo Star. Brazil’s group (B) contains South Korea, Colombia, England and Qatar, with group A consisting of Mexico, Portugal, France, China and Chile. Two teams from each group will go through to the semi-finals.

The full Brazil squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers

Ederson – Rio Ave

Jacsson – Internacional

Marcos – Fluminense

Centre Backs

Dória – Botafogo

Jubal – Santos

Marquinhos – PSG

Paulo Ricardo – Santos

Wallace – Cruzeiro

Wing Backs

Auro – São Paulo

Douglas Santos – Udinese

Gilberto – Internacional

Wendell – Grêmio

Midfielders

Ademilson – São Paulo

Alison – Cruzeiro

Jean Deretti – Grêmio

Lucas Evangelista – São Paulo

Lucas Silva – Cruzeiro

Rodrigo Caio – São Paulo

Forwards

Alisson – Cruzeiro

Leandro – Palmeiras

Luan – Grêmio

Lucas Piazon – Chelsea

Mosquito – Atletico Paranaense

Thalles – Vasco

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