Brazilian media: Ancelotti arranged a 4-2-4 formation in training, with Vinicius and Rodrygo partnering up front

Football 11:43pm, 9 October 2025 146

In an international football friendly match, the Brazilian team will play against the South Korean team. According to the Brazilian media "Global Sports", during training on Wednesday afternoon, Ancelotti arranged Vinicius and Rodrigo to join Esteban and Cunha in the frontcourt attack group.

However, the final determination of the starting lineup will depend on Thursday's training session, when Ancelotti will have a full roster of players for the first time. Joelinton was unable to arrive in South Korea in time for Wednesday's training due to logistical issues, and Guimarães only conducted warm-up and activation drills.

As one of the most watched players in the early days of Ancelotti's tenure, Guimarães participated in the first part of the field training, and then recovered on the sidelines on a spinning bike. He is expected to resume training in Thursday's training session.

In the first team training, Ancelotti’s lineup was: Bento; Vitinho, Militao, Gabriel, Douglas Santos; Casemiro, Paqueta; Esteban, Cunha, Vinicius, Rodrigo. In this configuration, Vinicius takes on tasks closer to the goal to fully exploit his decisive role.

During the training process, Ancelotti focused on practicing transitions between offense and defense and conducted a large number of substitution observations. As Guimarães can join the joint training in Thursday's training, it is exciting to see what tactical system Ancelotti will choose to face the South Korean team.

If Paqueta is replaced by Guimarães in the defensive midfield position, Brazil will continue the 4-2-4 formation it used in its victory over Chile and Paraguay. If other players are replaced, the team will return to the 4-3-3 formation used against Ecuador and Bolivia.

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