Maximum alert over Raphinha: three injuries with Brazil

FC Barcelona

The international calendar is once again testing Hansi Flick's peace of mind. Raphinha will travel around 11,000 kilometres from Barcelona to Singapore to play for Brazil against Japan and Singapore, scheduled for 14 and 17 November. It is a call-up that comes at an important stage of the season for the Blaugrana.

The Brazilian has been one of the team's standout performers, with 19 goals and three assists so far this season. His form, along with his importance in the dressing room, explains the unease surrounding another international call-up.

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The background is especially worrying. Raphinha has picked up injuries in the three previous FIFA windows of 2026, with physical problems recorded on 26 March, 20 June and 29 September.

The first injury came during a friendly against France in Boston. That muscle problem ruled him out of the Champions League quarter-finals against Atletico Madrid.

Months later, during the World Cup, he suffered another muscle injury in Philadelphia, in Brazil's second group-stage match against Haiti. The forward was unable to play again in the tournament, in which Brazil were knocked out by Norway in the last 16.

The most recent episode came in Sydney, during another friendly against Australia. Raphinha had played in a first match against the same side just four days earlier and ended up getting injured on 29 September.

Raphinha, waiting on Ancelotti before returning with Barca

Carlo Ancelotti's side will play two friendlies in Asia, including one against Singapore, who are 149th in the FIFA rankings. The Brazilian Football Confederation has organised this camp with a significant financial element.

If Raphinha stays with Brazil until the second fixture, he will have only a few days to prepare for Sunday's match on 22 November against Villarreal, scheduled for 14:00.