Barça 'celebrates' the elimination of Brazil from the Games by Vitor Roque

The FC Barcelona received the Sunday a good news in the middle of a grey day by the unexpected tie in Monjuïc with the Granada (3-3). And it is that the Barcelona group will not have to yield to Vitor Roque to his selection in summer for the dispute of the Olympic games of Paris, since, against all prognosis, Brazil remained out of the tournament of the cual is the valid champion.

For the first time in two decades, the Seleçao will not compete by the olympic gold, prize that achieved in the Olympic games of 2016 (home) and 2020 (in Tokyo). The ones of Ramón Menezes fell the Sunday in front of Argentina (0-1), a result that consummated the failure for a selection that grieve added 3 of 9 units in the quadrangular final of the clasificatorio contested in Venezuela. Brazil finish third with 3 points, to two of the 'albiceleste' and with 4 less than the leader Paraguay.

The asusencia of Vitor Roque in the Preolímpico weighed too much in Brazil

In principle, 'Tigrinho' was between the summoned to go to Venezuela, but his arrival to the Barça in January put earth of by half to this possibility. This did that the 'verdeamarelha' entrusted to Endrick, the 'crack' fichado by the Real Madrid, but the forward of 16 years could not answer to the expectations. In spite of beginning with 2 goals and 1 asistetemcias, the 'Menino Prodigio' turned off in the final stages, errando a penalti in front of Paraguay that weighed too much.

In fact, the Sunday, Endrick was replaced by Marquinhos (Arsenal) in the 73', with the still equalised party. To Brazil served him the tie to put , but a golazo of head of Luciano Gondou sentenced to the cariocas. At the end, the absence of Vitor Roque weighed demaiado and Brazil cries his first absence of the Olympic games from 2004, year in that Argentina won his first olympic gold. 'Tigrinho' Will have to conform with the Glass America, while the Barça breathes relieved when avoiding yield him during the pre-season.