Kaka and Robinho back for Brazil against Chile
JOHANNESBURG (AP)Kaka and Robinho are back in Brazils starting lineup for the second-round match against Chile on Monday.
Brazil will be without injured midfielders Felipe Melo and Elano, however. Felipe Melo failed to recover from a left ankle injury, while Elano is missing his second match in a row because of a right ankle problem. Ramires and Daniel Alves will replace them.
Kaka missed the final group-stage match against Portugal because of a red card in the previous match, while Robinho was absent because of a left thigh ailment.
Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa included Humberto Suazo in Chiles starting lineup. The striker has played sparingly after entering the World Cup trying to recover from a left shoulder surgery.
Chile is without defenders Gary Medel and Waldo Ponce because of yellow card suspensions, while Marco Estrada is not playing after being sent off against Spain. Midfielder Carlos Carmona is returning from a suspension.
Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Michel Bastos, Gilberto Silva, Ramires, Daniel Alves, Kaka, Robinho, Luis Fabiano.
Chile: Claudio Bravo, Ismael Fuentes, Mauricio Isla, Alexis Sanchez, Pablo Contreras, Carlos Carmona, Arturo Vidal, Mark Gonzalez, Jean Beausejour, Gonzalo Jara, Humberto Suazo.
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