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Renan Lodi misses Brazil squad after making Ancelotti’s preliminary list
Atlético left-back Renan Lodi was left out of Brazil’s final squad after appearing on coach Carlo Ancelotti’s wider preliminary list.
Ancelotti selected Douglas Santos and Carlos Augusto as the squad’s left-backs instead.
Brazil limited call-ups from most Brazilian clubs to one player each to reduce disruption to domestic competition, with Palmeiras and Flamengo exceptions.
Atlético did not ask for Lodi to be left out, and the club has important matches ahead in the Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana.
Brazil will face Japan and Singapore in November friendlies, scheduled for the 14th and 17th.
Lodi has played 19 times for Brazil, most recently against Colombia in November 2023, and a later call-up remains possible.
Renan Lodi was left out of Brazil’s squad for November friendlies against Japan and Singapore after appearing on Carlo Ancelotti’s preliminary list.
The Atlético left-back was one of the names considered in the extended list, but Ancelotti selected Douglas Santos and Carlos Augusto in his position.
Rádio Itatiaia reported that Atlético did not ask for Lodi to be omitted.
Brazil’s squad selection involved a policy of calling up only one player from each Brazilian club, with exceptions for Palmeiras and Flamengo.
Lodi has played 19 times for Brazil, most recently in November 2023 against Colombia.
- Who
- Renan Lodi, Atlético’s 28-year-old left-back, was left out of Brazil’s squad.
- What
- He appeared on Ancelotti’s preliminary list but was not selected for the November friendlies. Douglas Santos and Carlos Augusto were called up in his position.
- When
- The squad was announced on October 29, 2026. The matches are scheduled for November 14 and 17.
- Where
- The friendlies are against Japan and Singapore in Singapore.
- Why
- Ancelotti chose not to include Lodi. The specific reason was not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lodi was reported to be among the players on Ancelotti’s preliminary list for the November friendlies.
Ancelotti announced Brazil’s squad, omitting Lodi and selecting Douglas Santos and Carlos Augusto at left-back.
Brazil are scheduled to play Japan in Singapore.
Brazil are scheduled to play Singapore in Singapore.
- Player
- Renan Lodi
- Club
- Atlético
- Preliminary list
- Lodi was included in Ancelotti’s extended list
- Selected left-backs
- Douglas Santos (Zenit) and Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan)
- Brazil appearances
- 19
- Last Brazil appearance
- November 2023, against Colombia
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Due to the Brazilian football calendar, which is being adjusted throughout this year, and for which we have a guarantee for 2027 that the same November international window, which is very complex for the national team and Brazilian clubs because it falls during the final phase of the Brazilian Championship, a CBF product, we debated a lot to create criteria that could balance the national team call-up without harming the clubs.
The criterion used was to call up only one player from each Brazilian club, with the exception of Palmeiras and Flamengo, to avoid interference in the Série A title race.