Copa America 2019: Top 5 Brazilian Stars who did not make the squad

Brazil Manager Tite with captain and talisman Neymar
Brazil Manager Tite with captain and talisman Neymar

#4 Vinicus Junior (Real Madrid)

Real Madrid CF v Deportivo Alaves - La Liga
Real Madrid CF v Deportivo Alaves - La Liga

Real Madrid's 18-year-old sensation was set to make his full international debut for Brazil in the Selecao's last round of friendly fixtures, before he picked up an ankle injury, playing for Los Blancos against Ajax in March.

The speedy winger has made quite an impression at the Santiago Bernabeu in his first season with the club, after he was signed from Flamengo for a deal worth €46 million, the highest amount ever paid by a club for a footballer under the age of 19.

Averaging a sensational 2.4 successful dribbles per game, the mazy dribbler has lived up to his pricetag, providing 2 assists in 3 UEFA Champions League starts, 2 goals in 6 Copa Del Rey starts and 2 goals in 9 La Liga starts before injury sidelined him in March. The mercurial teenager has managed only 50 minutes of game time for Los Blancos since Zinedine Zidane took over as manager in March and this lack of competitive minutes is what has perhaps forced Tite's decision to leave out perhaps the best raw talent to come out of Brazil since Neymar.

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