Real Madrid duo Marcelo and Vinicius Junior have been left out of Brazil s squad for the Copa America.
Tite revealed his 23-man group on Friday, with experienced Marcelo – one of Brazil s captains during the 2018 World Cup – the headline name to miss out.
The defender has had a difficult season with Madrid, falling out of favour under Santiago Solari and failing to recapture his best form after Zinedine Zidane s return to the club.
Brazil s left-back options for the tournament, which they host, will be Juventus Alex Sandro and Atletico Madrid s Filipe Luis, with Porto full-back Alex Telles not included.
Marcelo s Madrid team-mate Vinicius Junior, who was given a first international call-up for Brazil s friendlies against Panama and the Czech Republic in March – only to drop out due to injury – has also not made the cut, with Ajax star David Neres preferred.
Neres joins fellow forwards Richarlison, Gabriel Jesus, Roberto Firmino, Everton and Neymar, who was missing from Tite s last squad due to the ankle injury which saw him miss three months of the campaign.
Fernandinho, who has not made an international appearance since World Cup 2018, has earned a recall, while Dani Alves is also involved.
Brazil, who take on Qatar and Honduras in pre-tournament friendlies, kick off the Copa America against Bolivia on June 14, with Venezuela and Peru their other opponents in Group A.
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Brazil squad in full:
Alisson (Liverpool), Cassio (Corinthians), Ederson (Manchester City); Alex Sandro (Juventus), Dani Alves (Paris Saint-Germain), Eder Militao (Porto), Fagner (Corinthians), Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Miranda (Inter), Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain); Allan (Napoli), Arthur (Barcelona), Casemiro (Real Madrid), Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Lucas Paqueta (AC Milan); David Neres (Ajax), Everton (Gremio), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), Richarlison (Everton).
