Allan called up by Tite

Napoli midfielder Allan has been handed his maiden call-up to the Brazil squad, while Paulinho has returned for the first time since the World Cup.

Allan was part of Brazil's Under-20 World Cup-winning squad of 2011 and left Vasco da Gama for Udinese the following year, establishing himself as a key player and earning a move to Napoli.

Tite joked that his assistant Sylvinho had pressured him in to selecting the midfielder, before later declaring the 27-year-old was selected for the friendlies against Uruguay and Cameroon in November on merit.

"We have to monitor players who appear in Europe," said Sylvinho, who was impressed with Allan's displays under Maurizio Sarri. "We always need to do constant monitoring.

"As for Allan, he has been in Europe for seven years. He played with Sarri and had a very important function to connect the play. He's a dynamic player and has adapted very well to this function.

"Sarri had a model that is very similar to ours. With Ancelotti it has changed a bit, but for us it has not."

Congratulazioni Allan per la prima convocazione con la Seleção!