Thiago Silva will again captain of Brazil in the duel with Mexico

The rotation of captains in the Brazilian national team is not over, but it is much more restricted with the bottleneck of the World Cup. On Sunday, on the eve of the return leg against Mexico in the round of 16, coach Tite announced that defender Thiago Silva will again captain the team, just as in the second round of the group stage , in a victory over Costa Rica. 2 to 0.

Since he took command of the national team, Titus has adopted the rotation of captains as one of the marks of his management. And he warned that he would maintain the practice even during the qualifying match for the World Cup in Russia, even though he advanced the decision to focus the role on the more experienced players in the world. team.

The clip is an "old acquaintance" of Thiago Silva, who used it throughout the conflict of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, although it is subject to criticism for a supposed lack of emotional control during shots on goal.

Thiago Silva was also the captain of Brazil in the duel with Costa Rica, and in the next match against Serbia, was one of the highlights of the triumph of the selection by 2 to 0, having a scored the second goal of the team, the head. Before the World Cup, he had also played the role in a friendly match, in a 1-0 defeat against Argentina in June 2017 in Australia.

Before Thiago Silva, two other players in the defensive system of the national team had already been captains at the Russian Cup. They were the cases of the left-back Marcelo, in the beginning, the tie by 1 to 1 with Switzerland, and the defender Miranda, in the triumph over Serbia. Daniel Alves was expected to be the main player to play in Russia, but he could not even be called to the competition because he suffered a serious knee injury.