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Monaco's Jorge joins Brazil squad

Related Topics: Filipe Luís, Monaco

The former Flamengo left-back has been impressing in Ligue 1 this season and has been called up to replace the injured Filipe Luis next month

Monaco left-back Jorge has been called into the Brazil squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers.

The 21-year-old former Flamengo youngster replaces Atletico Madrid’s Filipe Luis, who picked up a thigh muscle in his side’s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.

"After contact with the medical department at Atletico Madrid, and with Filipe himself, we discovered it is the type of injury that requires a recovery period of at least 15 days," said Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar.