Brazil leave out Ronaldinho for Swedish friendly
Brazil coach Dunga on Tuesday left out Barcelona star Ronaldinho from a squad to face Sweden in a March 26th friendly in London.
With an eye on blooding new stars for the Olympics, such as AC Milan striker Alexandre 'Pato', Dunga said he wanted to try new options for the Swedish encounter to mark 50 years since Brazil beat the Scandinavians for their first World Cup title.
"Ronaldinho has been injured and is getting his form back so it's important he gets back to his best for helping us out in June," said Dunga, in allusion to World Cup qualifiers this summer.
"We are trying to give more opportunities to Brazil-based players," added Dunga as he unveiled a 23-man squad which includes Liverpool's Lucas and Chelsea defender Alex as well as Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva.
The match will be played at Silva's home ground, Emirates Stadium.
Sweden's coach Lars Lagerbäck is to announce his squad on March 19th.
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With an eye on blooding new stars for the Olympics, such as AC Milan striker Alexandre 'Pato', Dunga said he wanted to try new options for the Swedish encounter to mark 50 years since Brazil beat the Scandinavians for their first World Cup title.
"Ronaldinho has been injured and is getting his form back so it's important he gets back to his best for helping us out in June," said Dunga, in allusion to World Cup qualifiers this summer.
"We are trying to give more opportunities to Brazil-based players," added Dunga as he unveiled a 23-man squad which includes Liverpool's Lucas and Chelsea defender Alex as well as Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva.
The match will be played at Silva's home ground, Emirates Stadium.
Sweden's coach Lars Lagerbäck is to announce his squad on March 19th.
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