Kaka Added to Brazil Squad for 2015 Copa America, Oscar and Dani Alves Left out

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Published: May 5, 2015

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Brazil coach Dunga originally left Orlando City's Kaka, Chelsea's Oscar and Barcelona's Dani Alves out of his 23-man squad for the 2015 Copa America. However, Kaka has been added to a 30-man preliminary line-up.  

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Kaka Added to Preliminary Squad Tuesday, May 12 Dunga has added a further seven names to his original squad, which now falls in line with CONMEBOL's protocol, reported by Goal.com.

However, having already named his 23 for the tournament, it seems the fan-favourite playmaker is still likely to miss out. Goal's report indicates Kaka can expect to remain absent from the competition "unless one or more of the initial selected men are forced to drop out."

Felipe Anderson, Rafinha Alcantara, Neto, Fred, Gil and Leandro Damiao have also been added to the squad. There is still no room for Oscar or Dani Alves.

Dunga Names 23-man Squad for Copa America Tuesday, May 5 Here’s the players who were originally selected to represent the Selecao at the tournament in Chile this summer, per the team’s official Twitter account:



As noted by Brazilian football expert Robbie Blakeley, Oscar has apparently been left out of the group because of an injury:



Oscar has been part of a successful campaign for Chelsea, with the Blues recently being crowned Premier League champions. There will be some confusion surrounding Dunga’s concerns regarding fitness, however; Oscar did suffer a concussion recently in a clash with Arsenal, but he was back in the Blues squad in their very next game.



He's performed well for the national team recently, too. Indeed, Neymar aside, Oscar was probably Brazil's best player at the 2014 World Cup, featuring in every game in a variety of different positions. However, sports journalist Rafael Hernandez thinks it’s the right call from the manager:



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Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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