Double Arsenal update after Gabriel Magalhaes and Bruno Guimaraes Brazil development
Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes played the full game as Brazil beat Australia 4-2 earlier this week
Brazil are managing the workload of Gabriel Magalhaes and Bruno Guimaraes in consultation with Arsenal.
Both players are currently away on international duty with the Selecao in Australia before Carlo Ancelotti's side depart for Kolkata where a friendly against India is scheduled for this weekend.
On Wednesday, Brazil staged an open training session in Brisbane following their 4-2 friendly triumph over the Socceroos.
Both Gabriel and Guimaraes - alongside the likes of Vinicius Junior, Endrick, Danilo and Vanderson - took part in a separate ball drill to the main group at the beginning of the workout.
Then, the two groups merged, though Gabriel and Guimaraes were not involved and instead watched on from the sideline.
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They were seemingly in good spirits as per video footage as they were chatting to one of Ancelotti's coaches while sat on balls.
It's thought in both cases, their condition is being managed because of the number of games they have already played so far this season on top of the huge travel from England.
Speaking after the session, Arsenal defender Gabriel spoke about becoming one of the more experienced players within the squad and the responsibility he has helping the younger stars.
He explained: "It's a group of new players, many are here for the first time. Regarding the games, we want to gel as quickly as possible. We haven't been with the Brazilian national team for very long, and we need to adapt quickly.
"We've been working well, and the coach has given us a lot of confidence. The most important thing is to welcome the boys and give them confidence, because they are certainly the future of our national team."
Arsenal midfielder Bruno Guimaraes was on target for Brazil in Tuesday's 4-2 win over Australia
Gabriel was an unused substitute in the first encounter with the Socceroos but ended up playing the entirety of the 4-2 win in the Gold Coast.
Guimaraes started both friendlies against Australia and scored in Tuesday's encounter before captaining the side during the second half.
He played 62 minutes of the 1-1 draw and 83 minutes of the 4-2 win as he earned his 50th cap for Brazil.
Brazil will only have one more training session, in India, before they take to the field on Saturday in their final match of the break.
Arsenal are not back in action until a week on Saturday when they host Leeds United in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium on October 10.
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