Overview
- The friendly kicks off at 13:00 Brasília time at Emirates Stadium and airs in Brazil on Globo, Sportv and GETV (YouTube).
- Brazil’s reported lineup features Ederson; Éder Militão, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães, Alex Sandro; Casemiro, Bruno Guimarães; Estêvão, Matheus Cunha, Vini Jr and Rodrygo.
- The match opens the final FIFA window of 2025 for Brazil, which next meets Tunisia on November 18 as preparations narrow ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
- Senegal arrives unbeaten under coach Pape Thiaw, with 11 wins and 7 draws, and Brazil has yet to defeat the West African side in two prior meetings.
- With attacking output down this cycle (53 goals in 31 matches), Ancelotti stresses a solid defense to free the forwards, citing past Brazil champions as his model.