Thiago Neves, Thiago Silva taken off of all-star friendly
16/6/2008 16:50
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced yesterday that
Fluminense playeres Thiago Neves and Thiago Silva were taken off the lineup for
the friendly game against the Brazilian national team.
The friendly match is
scheduled to take place on June 22 and will serve as a practice game for the
Brazilian Olympic team.
The opponents of the Brazilian Olympic team will be
the all-stars of the teams within the state of Rio de Janeiro. However, Silva
and Neves were discarded. This comes as good news for Fluminense head coach
Renato Gaucho.
The coach is pleased that his players will be available for
the practice leading up to the finals of the Libertadores Cup.
The team will
be traveling to Quito, Ecuador, last night where they will stay and practice for
their first game of the finals of the Libertadores Cup on June 25.
Their
Ecuadorian opponent is the team of LDU. The second and last game of the Cup will
be held at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on July 2.
Xinhua
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