Rafinha, summoned by the Olympic selection of Brazil

The Barcelona Rafinha is one of the 22 players summoned by the selection Sub-21 of Brazil that will begin to prepare the Olympic games of 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The aim of the team is very ambitious, achieve a medal of gold that Brazil still has not won

Rafael Alcántara, "Rafinha", is one of the 22 players summoned for the selection sub-21 of Brazil, that will begin to prepare the Olympic games of 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The aim of the team is very ambitious, achieve a medal of gold that Brazil still has not won. From here that the "canarinha" will begin to prepare his participation in his Games two years before his celebration.

The 22 summoned, between which also is the player of Valencia Vinícius Araújo and the one of the PSG Marquinhos, will displace in September to Qatar during the stop of national competitions that the FIFA reservation for parties of selections. In the Arab country the Brazilian youngsters will contest three parties between the 1 and on 10 September against rivals of the zone: Egypt, Qatar and Lebanon.

A sample of the importance that in Brazil give to the challenge to win the medal of gold of football of the Olympic games of 2016 is that Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri "Dunga", seleccionador of the absolute, will not be able to summon players in olympic age. The priority will be for the technician of the team of the Games, Alexandre Rooster.

The list of summoned of the Sub-21 of Brazil is the following:

Goalkeepers: Ederson (Laugh Bird-BY) and Jacsson (International).

Defences: Doria (Botafogo), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain-FRA), Vinicius (Lazio-ITA) and Wallace (Knickers-BY), Fabinho (Monaco-FRA), Gilberto (International), Wendell (Bayern Leverkusen-ALE) and Douglas Santos (Udinese-ITA).

Midfield players: Alison (Santos), Danilo (Knickers-BY), Lucas Silva (Cruzeiro), José Wellison (Vitoria), Luan (Guild) and Rafael Alcántara (Barcelona-ESP).

Forwards: Ademilson (Sao Paulo), Alisson (Cruzeiro), Douglas Coutinho (Athletic Paranaense), Otavio (International), Vinicius Araújo (Valencia-ESP) and Vitinho (CSKA Moscow-RUS).