The star Kaka from Milan, will be the main star of the Brazilian team will be measured with Italy on February 10 in London in a friendly match with a taste of World Cup final. The list of invited to the meeting, which was announced today by the technician Carlos Dunga, includes two other colleagues in Milan Kaká: forwards Ronaldinho and Alexandre Pato, who will compete for a spot in the attack of the "verdeamarela" with another star , Robinho, Manchester City.
The friendly will take place at the Emirates Stadium in the English capital, settled a hard and long the dispute "pentacampeones" with Italy. Both teams clashed on 12 occasions so far, and each earned five victories.
The other two ended up tied and the balance of goals also reveals the balance of duels: 19-19. The most recent meeting, valid for the Tournament of France, took place in 1997 when Dunga wheel and still serving as captain of the Brazilian team and matched by ending 3-3.
"Italy is a respectable opponent, for its tradition and the quality of its players. A match against them is always critical, no matter whether it is a World Cup or a friendly," said the coach.
According to Dunga, their challenge will be to build on the only day that will be available for training and preparing his team to face strong rival brand.
"The Italian players are very disciplined in terms of tactical and know, as few, reduce the space for the opponents. And when the team recovered the ball, has a very strong and dangerous counter-attack," summarized.
For this reason, to meet the current world champions, Dunga summoned a staff comprised mostly of experienced players. The list of invited is as follows:
Warden: Julio Cesar (Inter Milan) and Doni (Roma)
ZAGUEROS: Lucio (Bayern Munich), Juan (Roma), Thiago Silva (Milan), Luisao (Benfica)
SIDES: Maicon (Inter Milan), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Marcelo (Real Madrid) and Adriano Correia (Sevilla)
Midfielder: Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos), Josue (Wolfsburg), Anderson (Manchester United), Felipe Melo (Fiorentina), Elano (Manchester City), Julio Baptista (Roma), Ronaldinho (Milan) and Kaka (Milan)
Forwards: Alexandre Pato (Milan), Luis Fabiano (Sevilla), Adriano (Inter Milan) and Robinho (Manchester City)
