Antony has been certainly one of Actual Betis’ standout performers within the 2025–26 season, rising because the membership’s prime scorer. However after being neglected of Brazil’s squad for the November worldwide break, the winger delivered a transparent message to move coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Since finishing his everlasting transfer from Manchester United within the 2025 summer season switch window, Antony has helped Betis get pleasure from a robust run, with the workforce shedding solely one of many 10 matches he has performed. Within the Europa League win over Olympique Lyon on Thursday, he continued his glorious kind by chipping dwelling within the thirty fifth minute to make it 2–0.
Talking to Movistar+ after the match, Antony was requested about his current run of three objectives in two video games: “I really feel very completely happy. I’m a participant who works very onerous. Pellegrini all the time talks to me about that — he is aware of how a lot I work day-after-day. I’m completely happy to attain and that the workforce received, which is an important factor.”
The winger was then requested about Ancelotti’s choice to go away him out of the Brazil squad for the November video games. “As for Ancelotti and the nationwide workforce, I’m doing my job. He has nice gamers on the wings, and I respect all of them, and I’m going to maintain working. In fact it’s a dream to put on the nationwide workforce shirt — I’ll hold working,” Antony added.
Antony of Actual Betis scores his workforce’s second objective towards O. Lyonnais.
Antony was included in Ancelotti’s first Brazil squad in June for the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers towards Ecuador and Paraguay, although he remained an unused substitute. Since then, regardless of his sturdy kind this season (six objectives and two assists in 10 matches) he has been neglected of three consecutive squad lists. Nonetheless, his performances proceed to strengthen his case for a spot in Brazil’s 2026 World Cup plans.
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With Neymar sidelined on account of damage, Ancelotti has continued experimenting with completely different attacking combos. The one constant gamers picked by the coach to date have been Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo, Estevão, Matheus Cunha, and Richarlison. For the November window, the Italian supervisor opted to go away Gabriel Martinelli and Antony out, opening the door for different gamers.
As Brazil put together to face Senegal on the fifteenth and Tunisia on the 18th, Zenit Saint Petersburg’s Luiz Henrique and Palmeiras star Vitor Roque headline the brand new additions. Luiz Henrique has established himself as one of many prime forwards in Russia, whereas former FC Barcelona Roque has led Palmeiras to the Copa Libertadores closing as their standout performer.
“I wish to use these matches to judge new gamers like Fabinho, Luciano Juba, and Vitor Roque, who’s having an important season. Now we have seven gamers from the Brasileirão, which exhibits the sturdy stage of the league. With these friendlies, we’ll look to determine a extra steady core for the nationwide workforce,” Ancelotti mentioned in the course of the squad announcement.
