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Each team: Ancelotti is biased towards Real Madrid players, Rafinia is forced to play the plateau in Bolivia

7:52pm, 8 September 2025Football

In the last round of the World Cup qualifiers, Brazil will play away against Bolivia. Before the game, Daily Sports wrote an article criticizing Brazilian coach Ancelotti's employing strategy, believing that he was biased towards Real Madrid players, giving them a rest on the one hand, and allowing Rafinia from Barcelona to play on the plateau.

During this international match day, Brazilian coach Ancelotti's employing strategy caused controversy. Although Brazil has already secured its qualification for the 2026 World Cup in advance, Ancelotti has decided to let Rafinia start at the high-altitude El Alto Stadium.

In sharp contrast, three Brazilian internationals from Real Madrid - Vinicius, Rodrigo and Militon stayed in Spain for rest. Rafinia, however, had to cross the Atlantic to compete in two irrelevant games and could start in both games.

If Ancelotti doesn't change his mind after his last training on Monday, the Barcelona striker will have to start at a high altitude of up to 4,100 meters. This is a game that no one wants to play in the World Cup qualifiers because the physical energy consumption here is huge.

Each body indicates that it is meaningless to travel to Bolivia. During Sunday's training, Ancelotti conducted several tactical drills, and Rafinia was all arranged in the starting lineup.

source:ti so 7m cn

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