Overview

• Martinelli scored in the 32nd minute in Brazil’s 3-2 defeat to Japan, reported as his first international goal in over a year.
• He was substituted shortly after the restart as his minutes were carefully managed in the friendly.
• Brazil teammate Gabriel Magalhaes did not feature, a rest viewed as positive following hamstring surgery earlier this year.
• Football Insider reports he has only two Premier League starts this season, with Eberechi Eze and Leandro Trossard strong options on the left and Trossard scoring for Belgium during the break.
• Coverage suggests his Brazil display has put his inclusion against Fulham on 18 October under consideration, with the final call still pending.