Diniz explains the lack of Botafogo players in the squad: “The criteria…”

This Friday, the 18th, Fernando Diniz made his first call-up as interim head coach Brazilian Team. After little more than a month of his presentation in office, the commander called up 23 names to face Bolivia It is Perufor the first rounds of South American Qualifiers.

Among those chosen by the interim coach, none of them works in the Botafogo, current isolated leader of the Brasileirão, with 14 points of advantage. Therefore, Fernando Diniz was asked about the absence of names from Glorioso, which has been running a historic campaign and has players who were being speculated to wear Amarelinha on this FIFA Date.

First of all, the coach of the Brazilian national team, who continues his work at Fluminense, made a point of praising the work being done at Botafogo. “Obviously, Botafogo has a lot of merit for being where it is. We looked at Botafogo”said Fernando Diniz.

However, despite admitting that some names were on the national team’s radar, the coach explained the reason for the absence of players from the Brasileirão leader. “But it doesn’t mean that we have to call up a player because the team is first in the league. The criterion is not where teams are placed on the leaderboard.”he stated.