The Captain of St. Petersburg "Zenit", who received a passport of the Russian Federation, decided to play for Brazil instead of the national team

To spread: Brazilian football player and captain of the Russian football team "Zenit" Douglas Santos is included in the application of Brazil for the next matches, and "gladly accepted" this challenge. Earlier, he swayed that he received a passport of a Russian citizen. Douglas Santos in particular will perform on the field as part of the Brazilian team in matches with Bolivia and Chile. The fact that the football player with the Russian passport decided to "accept the call" and change the St.

Petersburg team to Brazilsk, Globo reported. TFM Agency Representative Tigen Freitas confirmed that Santos would play for Brazil's national team. "Of course! Why not? Any footballer of the world would accept an invitation from the Brazil national team," he said. Also at the St. Petersburg Club said that they supported the choice of Douglas Santos. According to the Russian media "Soviet Sport", it is the "main sports dream" of a player in life.

"The club will only support his player in any decision, it is his personal right to choose: our captain has never hid that going out on a football field in a T-shirt of his home country is the main sports dream in life. The Russians have reacted ambiguously to such news. It is unknown whether Douglas Santos will go out in the Brazilian national team. It is worth noting that Brazilian footballer Santos received Russian citizenship in October 2024.