Sao Paulo, Brazil (My Sportsbook) - Brazil will be without two more defenders for its upcoming friendly against Algeria on Wednesday as both Lucio and Gilberto were ruled out of the match because of injury. Last week, Roma's Juan and Benfica's Luisao were dropped from the team because of injury problems, now Dunga will have two more spots to fill along the back line. Sao Paulo defender Miranda was named to fill the spot left by Lucio, while Gilberto's place was still left to be decided as of Monday. Lucio sustained a knee injury in Bayern Munich's 4-0 win against Werder Bremen on Saturday, while Gilberto suffered a muscle injury in his club's battle with Hertha Berlin. The Algeria contest will be the first match for Brazil since the club captured the Copa America title last month. |
