Soccer-Ancelotti happy as friendly tour provides first building blocks of a new Brazil


Soccer Football - International Friendly - India v Brazil - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India - October 3, 2026 Brazil's Estevao celebrates scoring their first goal with Gabriel Bontempo and teammates REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary

KOLKATA, Oct ⁠3 (Reuters) - Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti said he was satisfied with ⁠how his players fared in the first tour since their ‌last-16 exit from the World Cup in July, which ended with a 4-0 win over India on Saturday after two matches against Australia.

Ancelotti heavily rotated his squad during ​the three friendlies and every player in ⁠his 26-man roster got some ⁠game time. Only Vinicius Jr and Danilo started all three matches, while ⁠eight ‌players made their international debuts.

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