Brazil manager Tite has warned Real Madrid youngster Vinicius Jr. "he's going to have to play very well in his club" if he is to make the Copa America squad after missing the recent international break due to injury.
The 18-year-old picked up an ankle injury earlier this month and is expected to be out of action until May.
As a result, he missed Brazil's friendlies against Panama and Czech Republic, their last scheduled matches until the start of the 2019 Copa America.
Ajax forward David Neres stepped in and made a good impression, and Tite said Vinicius missed a good chance to stake his claim to be involved in the summer, per Sacha Pisani of Goal:
"Vinicius missed an opportunity.