Tonight, the Copa do Brasil champions, São Paulo under Luis Zubeldía, will debut an important match against Águia de Marabá, and one of the gems from their youth academy, the versatile attacking midfielder Henrique Carmo, has been called up and is poised to see minutes with the first team.
This player, with immense potential and undeniable talent, has been under consideration for São Paulo’s call-ups for some time now. He was called up for the recent match against Cobresal in the Copa Libertadores, but did not make his debut, and now, against Águia de Marabá, this gem discovered by Dorival Júnior could get his opportunity.
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Henrique Carmo could make his debut with São Paulo tonight
It is expected that Luis Zubeldía will make several rotations for the match against Águia de Marabá, and one of the possible surprises in the starting lineup could be Henrique Carmo, an attacking midfielder of just 17 years old (born in 2006) who started to earn the trust of Dorival Júnior when the strategist was still managing São Paulo.
Although he never made his debut, he started to be part of the training sessions with Dorival, and now, with Luis Zubeldía in charge, he is poised to earn the trust of the Argentine coach.
Bayern Munich are following him closely
According to ESPN Brasil, the projection and talent of Henrique Carmo have not gone unnoticed among some of the biggest clubs in the world, as the media outlet reports that Bayern Munich have been following him closely in recent months.
His age could be the only impediment to a potential transfer to European football, as he will not come of age until November 9th of this year, but Bayern and other teams are already following him closely, and if he makes his debut tonight, he will surely attract more attention.
Zagallo documentary by Sambafoot
Sambafoot Series has launched a new documentary about the football legend Zagallo. Known as ‘Velho Lobo’ and as superstitious as it gets, Zagallo helped shape what Brazilian football is nowadays – as a player and as a coach.
The first episodes are available in Sambafoot’s Youtube channel and the series will receive weekly releases to tell this legend’s life story.
