Dunga takes his Brazil squad to face Ecuador at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on Tuesday in the hopes of maintaining a 100 percent start in his second spell at the national team's helm.
Both teams come into the fixture on the back of winning results, the Selecao having beaten Colombia 1-0 on Friday evening, while Ecuador dished out a 4-0 thumping of Bolivia on Saturday.
A South American spectacle is ensured north of the border and we provide all the essential viewing details for the matchup along with team news and players to keep an eye on.
It came to light early this week that Maicon would no longer play a part in Dunga's remodelling of Brazil—or at least not for the time being—following his dismissal for a "serious breach of discipline."
Rumours had emerged from a South American parody website that the axing was due to an unsavoury incident involving Maicon and a team-mate, the details of which we won't delve into.
However, Who Ate All The Pies and 101GreatGoals each confirmed that speculation to be false:
With Maicon out of the frame, however, Monaco defender Fabinho has been called up from the under-21 ranks to fill his countryman's place, per Reuters (h/t Eurosport), with the youngster clearly delighted to receive the chance to make his debut:
"It took me by surprise, it's incredible, my first call up for the full national team. I was playing video games with the other lads and when they told me, no one could believe it."
The reasons behind Dunga's decision to get rid of Maicon remain unclear.
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