Columnist reports that Brazilian national team star prevented Gabigol’s call-up to the World Cup
Flamengo’s Gabriel Barbosa, known as Gabigol, is known not to participate in this year’s World Cup.
Despite winning the Libertadores and Copa do Brasil, the 26-year-old striker on the substitute list was not included in coach Tite’s 26-man roster.
And the reason, according to columnist Erlan Bastos, is not the soccer factor on the field but off the field.
According to a report and complete information from the columnist, Gabigol did not go to the World Cup because of Neymar, who would have prevented the athlete from being called up.
The source claims that Neymar told close friends that he talked with Tite about not taking Gabigol to the 2022 World Cup.
According to Bastos, the reason is that Neymar holds a grudge against Gabigol for recently flirting with his sister Rafaella.
According to Bastos, Neymar accuses the Flamengo striker of being a “brat” for being in and out with his sister.
It is not news that Neymar and Gabigol never had their best relations.
Still, the climate between the players was apparently stable in games where the Flamengo player participated in the Brazilian national team and the qualifiers.
For the offensive system, Tite has surprisingly brought Martinelli to the position that could belong to Gabigol.
Liverpool’s striker Roberto Firmino was also not considered.
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