EXCLUSIVE
Renato Augusto has become one of the pillars of the current Brazil team.
The cerebral, creative, passing midfielder began establishing himself as a Selecao regular under former coach Dunga and so it came as little surprise that he would go on to be a regular under Tite, under whom Renato had been named Brazilian Player of the Year as Corinthians romped to the league title in 2015.
Renato came through the ranks at Flamengo as an outright No. 10 and even played as a forward for the Rio giants, but gradually retreated into the central midfield role in which he has starred for the Selecao for the past two years.