Pato will be playing in the Olympics

Pato has been called up to the Olympic team in Beijing later on this year. After Milan prevented Kaka from being released they allowed Pato to be part of the national team.

Only one player is over 23 in the Brazil squad and that is Robinho.

Brazil Olympic squad:

Goalkeepers: Diego Alves (Almeria), Renan (Internacional)

Defenders: Rafinha (Schalke), Nei (Atletico Paranaense), Leonardo (Olympiacos), Filipe (Deportivo La Coruna), Alex Silva (Sao Paulo), Breno (Bayern Munich), Thiago Silva (Fluminese), Leo (Gremio)

Midfielders: Lucas Leiva (Liverpool), Hernanes (Sao Paulo), Ramires (Cruzeiro), Charles (Cruzeiro), Anderson (Manchester United), Diego (Werder Bremen), Thiago Neves (Fluminese)

Strikers: Robinho (Real Madrid), Pato (Milan), Sobis (Betis), Oldoni (Atletico Paranaense)

June 13, 2008 | Filed Under International 

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2 Responses to “Pato will be playing in the Olympics”

  1. Samuel on June 18th, 2008 6:00 am

    good i hope him and the selecao succeed! good luck guys.

  2. Jeremy on July 17th, 2008 8:37 pm

    Pato is the bomb and he needs a new pair of the mercurial cleats, also i thought ronaldinho would maybe be in the olympics… i wouldn’t mind seeing Kaka either. Well it’s all up to Dunga… or whoever the coach is now.

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