Could Alexandre Pato and Paulo Henrique Ganso Earn a Brazil Recall in 2015?

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Published: December 16, 2014

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A new year and, quite possibly, a new start are just around the corner. For Brazil, the great challenge of 2015 will lie in the Copa America, to be held in Chile, in the middle of the year.

Boss Dunga, whose reappointment did not exactly light up the nation with enthusiasm, has nevertheless made a solid start to life back at the helm of the Selecao ship. June’s excursion to Chile will however be his first competitive test, and it should give an indication of progress made and lessons learnt since the ignominy of the World Cup.

The coach has, encouragingly, not been afraid to place his trust in domestically-based players.

Back in October, during the second half of Brazil’s 4-0 rout of Japan, over half the team plied their trade in the Campeonato Brasileiro. Beyond who he has already picked, there are further options on home soil open to Dunga.

Two of whom were playing their club football for Sao Paulo this term. It seems like we are covering old ground by returning to the old debates around Paulo Henrique Ganso and Alexandre Pato—both players who have featured on these pages before—but with any teenage sensations seemingly gone off the boil, the intrigue remains.



But were the pair productive enough in 2014 to earn another international chance in 2015? With friendlies coming up in March, against France and an as yet unnamed opponent, it is more than likely their Brasileirao form would be a strong part of any consideration.

Sao Paulo—and Corinthians, were Pato to head back there for the upcoming campaign—qualified for the Copa Libertadores, the South American equivalent of the Champions League, which will be their only competitive and meaningful football prior to the March internationals in the net calendar year.

Any supposed form in the Campeonato Paulista, the horribly outdated Sao Paulo state championship, against shoddy opposition on...
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