Anderson Beijing-bound
-
Manchester United’s Anderson and Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva look set to go to the Olympics with Brazil, after being named in coach Dunga’s squad for a pre-tournament warm-up match.
Brazil are yet to announce a venue or the opponents for the game which will take place on June 22nd.
But after falling to a shock 2-0 defeat to Venezuala in the USA on Friday night, Dunga was keen to reveal the names of those players who would be needed for the upcoming friendly.
Real Madrid’s Robinho, 24, is also included in the squad that includes 12 overseas-based players.
Squad: Alves (Almeria); Rafinha (Schalke), Filipe (Deportivo la Coruna), Leonardo (Olympiakos), Breno (Bayern Munich); Lucas (Liverpool), Anderson (Manchester United), Diego (Werder Bremen), Fernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk); Pato (Milan), Sobis (Real Betis), Robinho (Real Madrid)