Fabinho to play weird role for Brazil 🇧🇷

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Fabinho has been used as a holding midfielder since 2015…

He dominated in the role for AS Monaco the past three years, earning a blockbuster move to Liverpool this summer.

But in the upcoming fixtures for Brazil against USA and El Salvador, it looks like Fabinho will start as a right-back instead.

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He’s the only senior player called up who’s capable of playing the position, and interestingly, he was named in the ‘defenders’ category when the squad was released.

Fabinho played at right-back for Real Madrid, temporarily, but he doesn’t have the pace and overlapping instincts of a modern fullback, so it’s a strange one.

Still, we’re just happy he’s going to get some minutes.

In September, out fixture schedule ramps up and we’ll definitely see the 24-year-old make his full Liverpool debut.

We reckon his first start could be in the EFL Cup against Chelsea, although we might see him v Southampton in the Premier League, too.

Roberto Firmino and Alisson are also expected to start for Brazil during the international break.

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