Gabriel Magalhaes has been called up by Brazil for the upcoming international break, but his Arsenal teammate Gabriel Martinelli will not be present.
In recent years, Arsenal have generally had a good crop of Brazilian players, so it is a shame that when Brazil face Senegal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday 15 November there will only be one Gunner potentially involved.
Carlo Ancelotti named his squad on Monday, confirming that Gabriel Martinelli will not recover in time for the November break.
Brazil, which has already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, is taking advantage of the international breaks to play some friendly matches around the world.
In October they traveled to Asia to play a couple of games against South Korea and Japan. Gabriel helped Brazil keep a clean sheet in the first of those two matches, while Martinelli scored in the second.
This month, the team will play Senegal in a friendly on Saturday, November 15, followed by a match against Tunisia in Lille on Tuesday, November 18.
The obvious positive is that Gabriel will not have to leave the continent during the break. Lille is just over an hour from London by train, unlike the transatlantic flights that the center usually has to make.
As for Martinelli and Jesus, the hope is that Martinelli will return in time for the north London derby on November 23, while Jesus pushes for a December return.
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