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Kaka replaced by Ganso in Brazil's Copa America squad

The Orlando City playmaker had been chosen to replace Douglas Costa, but has fallen victim to a hamstring problem and the Sao Paulo star wins a call-up


Posted Thursday, June 02, 2016 by Goal.com

Kaka replaced by Ganso in Brazil's Copa America squad

Ganso has been called up to replace the injured Kaka in Brazil's Copa America Centenario squad, the nation confirmed on Wednesday.

Kaka was initially called up as an injury replacement for Douglas Costa after the Bayern Munich midfielder suffered a thigh injury.

However, Orlando City's Kaka was ruled out for at least the next 20 days after scans revealed a hamstring strain.

The 34-year-old is replaced in Brazil's 23-man squad for the Copa America, held in the United States for the first time, by his former Sao Paulo team-mate.

Ganso, 26, has not played for Brazil since coming off the bench in a 2-1 international friendly win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2012.

Before that, the attacking midfielder had started every game of Brazil's 2011 Copa America campaign, where they were eliminated in a penalty shoot-out against Paraguay in the quarter-finals.

Drawn in Group B, Brazil will face Ecuador on June 4 before facing Haiti (June 8) and Peru (June 12).



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