SAO PAULO (AP) β Kaka is back with Brazil’s national team after an absence of more than 18 months.
Coach Dunga on Friday called up the playmaker to replace injured Cruzeiro midfielder Ricardo Goulart in the match against Argentina on Oct. 11 in Beijing and vs. Japan on Oct. 14 in Singapore.
The 32-year-old Kaka, a member of Brazil’s squad at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cups, hadn’t been called up to the Selecao since a friendly against Russia in March last year, when Luiz Felipe Scolari was in charge.
Goulart was dropped because of a muscle injury. Dunga also had to replace Chelsea’s Ramires with Sao Paulo midfielder Souza and Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos with Inter Milan’s Juan.
The match against Argentina, the Super Classic of the Americas, is organized by South American football’s governing body.
