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Brazil squad for Bafana named

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil coach Mano Menezes on Thursday named a 22-man squad to face South Africa and China in friendly internationals in Sao Paulo on September 7 and Recife, three days later.

Goalkeepers:

Jefferson (Botafogo), Diego Alves (Valencia/ESP), Cassio (Corinthians)

Defenders:

Alex Sandro (Porto/POR), Marcelo (Real Madrid/ESP), Daniel Alves (Barcelona/ESP), Adriano (Barcelona/ESP), Thiago Silva (PSG/FRA), David Luiz (Chelsea/ENG), Rever (Atletico Mineiro), Dede (Vasco)

Midfielders:

Sandro (Tottenham, ENG), Lucas (Sao Paulo), Romulo (Spartak Moscow/RUS), Ramires (Chelsea/ENG), Paulinho (Corinthians), Oscar (Chelsea/ENG), Arouca (Santos)

Attackers:

Leandro Damiao (Internacional), Neymar (Santos), Jonas (Valencia/ESP), Hulk (Porto/POR)

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