Chelsea trio named in Brazil squad for November friendly

By Liam Power, Reporter | 31 October 2012

Chelsea trio David Luiz, Ramires and Oscar are named by Brazil coach Mano Menezes in his squad for the Selecao's 1,000th match on Wednesday, November 14 against Colombia.

Brazil manager Mano Menezes has named Chelsea trio Oscar, David Luiz and Ramires in his squad for a friendly against Colombia later this month.

The Selecao play against in-form Colombia at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Wednesday, November 14 to mark the 1,000th game for the Brazilian national team.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Sandro completes a Premier League quartet picked by Menezes for the showpiece match.

Real Madrid playmaker Kaka is a notable inclusion, keeping his place after ending a two-year exile from the Brazil team in September.

Brazil squad in full:

Diego Alves (Valencia), Jefferson (Botafogo), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain), David Luiz (Chelsea), Leandro Castan (Roma), Rever (Atletico Mineiro), Adriano (Barcelona), Fabio Santos (Corinthians), Paulinho (Corinthians), Sandro (Tottenham), Ramires (Chelsea), Arouca (Santos), Kaka (Real Madrid), Giuliano, Lucas (Sao Paulo), Hulk (Zenit St Petersburg), Oscar (Chelsea), Neymar (Santos), Leandro Damiao (Internacional), Thiago Neves (Fluminense).