by Luca Ranocchiari - Futsalplanet.com editor

Interesting start for the month of may. While in Almaty will be crowned the european queen after the UEFA Futsal Cup final, in Brazil an international friendly challenge between the local canarinhos and Ukraine will take place as well. The first match is set to be played in the paulista town São Bernardo do Campo on May 1st, while two days later the mineira Uberlândia will host the second clash. The brazilian head coach Pipoca kept the same base of the last team appearance vs Uruguay, with just Djony, Jackson (definitely an "heavy" apelido considering the story of brazilian futsal!) and Gadeia as additions. Both games will be broadcasted live by the national channels Rede Globo (May 1st, h. 10.00) and SporTV (May 3rd, h. 19.00). Below have a look at the official roster announced by head coach Pipoca.


Brazilian National Team - Players List

Goalkeepers
Djony (Santos/Cortiana)
Léo Oliveira (Copagril/Faville/DalPonte)

Defenders/Fixos
Gadeia (Copagril/Faville/DalPonte)
Neto (Santos/Cortiana)

Flanks/Alas
Danilo Baron (São Caetano/Corinthians/Unip)
Falcão (Santos/Cortiana)
Jackson (Santos/Cortiana)
Pixote (Santos/Cortiana)
Marinho (Intelli/Orlândia)
Dyego (Copagril/Faville/DalPonte)

Pivots
Jé (Santos/Cortiana)
Simi (São Caetano/Corinthians/Unip)
Valdin (Santos/Cortiana)

Head Coach: Marcos Sorato Zopelini "Pipoca"