Ancelotti confirms Pedro Morisco to start for Brazil against India at Salt Lake Stadium

On 2026-09-30, Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that Cortiba goalkeeper Pedro Morisco will start against India at the Salt Lake Stadium in the City of Joy during the ongoing September-October FIFA international break. Morisco, 22, is set to make his senior international debut in the match.

The five-time world champions are visiting the City of Joy for the first time to face India’s Blue Tigers. Brazil exited the FIFA World Cup 2026 after a 2-1 Round of 16 defeat to Erling Haaland’s Norway and had been trailing Japan in the Round of 32; the squad is described in the source as undergoing a generational transition under Ancelotti, who is noted as a five-time UCL-winning manager.

Brazil’s international window comprised three fixtures, two of which were scheduled in Australia, with the India game billed as the final match of the series. In the Australia tie, Raphinha was substituted at half-time because of muscle discomfort.

Ancelotti has opted for an unconventional group of goalkeepers, leaving out established names such as Ederson and Alisson Becker in favour of keepers all under 28. Corinthians’ Hugo Souza started the opening game and conceded to a 68th-minute free kick from Sporting CP youngster Irankuda, while Cruzeiro’s Otavio began the second match and conceded two goals in a four-minute span.

Those strikes came from SL Benfica defender Circatti and FC St. Pauli midfielder Metcalfe, leaving Brazil 2-2 at half-time before the side recovered to record a 4-2 victory. Brazil have not kept a clean sheet in the international window so far.

Morisco helped Cortiba win the Serie B title and secure promotion, and he has made 12 appearances in the ongoing season. In Serie B last season he kept 17 clean sheets in 30 games, according to the source.

Cortiba sit ninth in the current Serie A campaign and are nine points above the relegation zone; Morisco has yet to record a top-flight clean sheet and conceded 10 goals in his last three matches, including a 5-0 defeat to Vasco da Gama and a 3-3 draw with Athletico Paranaense. The source notes the pressure on the young Cortiba keeper will be massive.

Morisco’s start against India at the Salt Lake Stadium is confirmed as Brazil’s final fixture of the September-October FIFA international break, closing out a three-game programme for the national team.