Brazilian international Raphinha, a player for FC Barcelona's first football team, raised concerns among Blaugrana fans during Brazil's friendly match against Australia.
The Brazilian national team faces its Australian counterpart today, Tuesday, in a friendly match as part of the first international break of the current 2026/2027 season.
This is the second match between the two sides following an initial encounter that ended in a positive draw with one goal each.
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Raphinha started the match and wore the captain's armband for the Brazilian national team in the absence of Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos.
Raphinha was substituted at halftime in the Brazilian team's first change of the match, after which the Brazilian Football Confederation announced that the Barcelona captain had been replaced due to feeling muscular fatigue.
It reported that Raphinha felt some muscular fatigue in his right thigh muscle, so Ancelotti, Brazil's coach, preferred to rest him and not keep him on the pitch.
