Oscar out as Brazil name Real duo
Chelsea star Oscar misses out but Brazil
include the Real Madrid pair of Marcelo and Casemiro for the crunch
clash next month with old rivals Argentina in World Cup qualifying.
Coach Tite on Friday named a strong
24-man squad for the games at home to Argentina on November 10 and away
in Peru five days later.
Midfielder Oscar, out of favour at
Stamford Bridge, is dropped from the squad but left-back Marcelo and
defensive midfielder Casemiro are in following a calf injury and a leg
break respectively.
The Sao Paulo defender Rodrigo Caio gets
a call-up, as Brazil seek to cement their place at the top of South
American qualifying for Russia 2018.
Argentina, led by fit-again Lionel Messi — he will line up against Barcelona team-mate and Brazilian star Neymar — are fifth.
Brazil squad:
Goalkeepers: Alisson (AS Roma/ITA), Alex Muralha (Flamengo), Weverton (Atletico Paranaense)
Defenders: Gil (Shandong Luneng/CHN),
Marquinhos (Paris SG/FRA), Miranda (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Thiago Silva
(Paris SG/FRA), Rodrigo Caio (Sao Paulo), Dani Alves (Juventus/ITA),
Fagner (Corinthians), Luis Filipe (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Marcelo (Real
Madrid/ESP)
Midfielders: Casemiro (Real Madrid/ESP),
Fernandinho (Manchester City/ENG), Giuliano (Zenit
Saint-Petersburg/RUS), Lucas Lima (Santos), Paulinho (Guangzhou
Evergrande/CHN), Coutinho (Liverpool/ENG), Renato Augusto (Beijing
Guoan/CHN), Willian (Chelsea/ENG)
Forwards: Douglas Costa (Bayern Munich/GER), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool/ENG), Gabriel Jesus (Palmeiras), Neymar (Barcelona/ESP)
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