Chicão Castelo Branco debuts as Brazil beach soccer coach in final

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Chicão Castelo Branco debuts as Brazil beach soccer coach in final

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Chicão Castelo Branco will make his debut as coach of the Brazilian Beach Soccer National Team in a title-deciding matchCredits: Personal Archive

Chicão Castelo Branco’s first time as coach of the Brazilian Beach Soccer National Team already has a set date and location. On March 7 and 8, Brazil and Paraguay will face off in the final of the Conmebol Liga Evolución 2025, in Guarujá, on the coast of São Paulo. Training will begin on February 28, at Granja Comary.

The competition brings together the senior and U-20 teams from the continent’s ten top national squads. Chicão was the coach of the Brazilian U-20 National Team in the first edition of the tournament, in 2017, when he lifted the trophy as champion of the first of Brazil’s four titles. Nine years later, he returns to the tournament, right in the thick of the title race.

“I accepted the CBF’s invitation with great pride and fully aware of my responsibility. As fate would have it, my debut as head coach of the Brazilian National Team will already be in a title match, which is an honor for me. I am certain we will have a great preparation and two great games in pursuit of the title,” said the coach.

For this competition, Chicão kept the squad he had called up for the International Tournament in Chile, which was scheduled for this February but was canceled by the Chilean Federation. Among the 12 athletes called up to pursue a fifth Liga Evolución title, the coach mixed new talents in the sport, such as Gin from Maranhão, Túlio Silva from Rio Grande do Norte, and Breno Xavier from Espírito Santo, with already established stars like Rodrigo, Catarino, and Mauricinho (all three-time world champions), and also brought back the star Datinha.

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The Brazilian Beach Soccer National Team won the Liga Evolución in 2025Credits: Conmebol Press

Brazil reached the final of the Conmebol Liga Evolución 2025 after winning the Zona Norte group. Paraguay secured their spot after winning the Zona Sul group.

The title will be decided in four matches, one from each category on Saturday and Sunday. The champion will be the country that earns the most points at the end of the contest.

See the squad list:​

GOALKEEPERS​

Bobô (Sampaio Corrêa-MA)

Teleco (Botafogo-RJ)

DEFENDERS​

Antonio (Flamengo-RJ)

Catarino (Sportivo Luqueño-PAR)

Thanger (Flamengo-RJ)

WINGS​

Benjamin Jr. (Flamengo-RJ)

Breno Xavier (Anchieta-ES)

Datinha (Sampaio Corrêa-MA)

Mauricinho (Vasco da Gama-RJ)

Túlio Silva (Anchieta-ES)

PIVOTS​

Gin (Sampaio Corrêa-MA)

Rodrigo (Flamengo-RJ)

About the competition​

The Conmebol Liga Evolución was created in 2017 with the goal of supporting the development of the sport in South America. In the tournament, both U-20 and senior national teams compete, and the champion is the country that earns the most points at the end of the matches in both categories.

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Chicão Castelo Branco is back with the Brazilian Beach Soccer National Team; in 2017, he was assistant coach in the world titleCredits: Press Release / FIFA

The ten participating countries are divided into two groups of five, Zona Sul and Zona Norte. The winner of each group plays in the final of the competition.

Brazil has won the group stage in every edition (2017, 18, 19, 22, 23, and 24). In the title matches, the Brazilian National Team has been champion four times, in 2017, 18, 19, and 22 (the latter shared with Paraguay).

Paraguay were champions in 2022, 23, and 24 (the last two years defeating Brazil in the final).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.

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