Newcastle United star Joelinton is expected to be named as a starter when Brazil take on Guinea on Saturday evening. The midfield powerhouse is poised to feature alongside Manchester United's Casemiro and West Ham United's Lucas Paqueta in the middle of the park after impressing since linking up with his fellow countrymen last week.
Brazil boss Ramon Menezes has been splitting his pool of players into two groups during training sessions, with one housing Saturday's starters and the other featuring the players who will have to settle for a place on the bench. Joelinton was picked in the first group in a big hint he will be deployed from the outset for the first of Brazil's two friendlies.
Joelinton is expected to start in midfield with Alisson, Danilo, Eder Militao, Marquinhos and Ayrton Lucas in defence. Casemiro and Paqueta will also be used in midfield, while Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr and Richarlison start in attack.
