Ganso has been called up to replace the injured Kaka in Brazil's Copa America Centenario squad, it was announced on Wednesday.
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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, it was announced on Wednesday.
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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 former Sao Paulo team-mate Ganso.
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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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