Alexandre Pato and Thiago Silva are two of four Serie A based players named in Brazil’s Olympic squad.
Alexandre Pato and Thiago Silva are two of four Serie A based players named in Brazil’s Olympic squad.
Striker Pato and centre-back Silva will represent Milan at the competition, while Inter stopper Juan Jesus and Fiorentina” data-scaytid=”47″>Fiorentina ‘keeper Neto will join them.
Silva, who will be 28 in September, is one of the three permitted over-23 players in the squad, the others being Porto striker Hulk and Real Madrid full-back Marcelo.
New Milan goalkeeper Gabriel is on the stand-by list should boss Mano Menezes be forced into a goalkeeping squad change because of injury.
Squad – Goalkeepers: Rafael Cabral (Santos), Neto (Fiorentina).
Defenders: Marcelo (Real Madrid), Rafael (Manchester United), Danilo (Porto), Alex Sandro (Porto), Thiago Silva (Milan), Juan (Inter), Bruno Uvini (Sao Paulo).
Midfielders: Romulo (Vasco), Ganso (Santos), Oscar (Internacional), Sandro (Spurs), Lucas (Sao Paulo)
Forwards: Neymar (Santos), Alexandre Pato (Milan), Leandro Damiao (Internacional), Hulk (Porto)
Stand-by players: Marquinhos (Corinthians), Giuliano (Dniepr), Cassemiro (Sao Paulo), Gabriel (Milan).