Lucio has been forced to pull out of the Brazil squad to face Portugal in a friendly on Wednesday.
Bayern defender pulls out of Brazil squad
Bayern Munich defender Lucio has been forced to pull out of the Brazil squad to face Portugal in a friendly on Wednesday.
The Brazilian Football Federation are yet to call-up a replacement for the 30-year-old for the match in Brasilia.
Brazil coach Dunga has named a similar squad to what he named for the recent World Cup Qualifiers without the noticeable absentee Ronaldinho.
Dunga has stated that he believes that the AC Milan forward needs 'more training and rhythm.'
English based trio of Anderson, Manchester United and Manchester City duo Robinho and Elano have been called into the squad.
Squad in full
Julio Cesar (Inter), Doni (AS Roma), Maicon (Inter), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Miranda (Sao Paulo), Thiago Silva (Fluminense), Luizao (Benfica), Kleber (Santos), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos), Josue (Wolfsburg), Anderson (Manchester United), Elano (Manchester City), Kaka (AC Milan), Mancini (Inter) Diego (Werder Bremen), Alex (Internacional), Luis Fabiano (Sevilla), Alexandre Pato (AC Milan), Adriano (Inter), Robinho (Manchester City).
