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Klopp relieved with Coutinho and Firmino exclusions

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Brazil boys left out of Olympics squad

Jurgen Klopp has breathed a sigh of relief as Phillipe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino were both left out of Brazil’s 2016 Olympics squad.

Barcelona’s Neymar and Bayern Munich’s Douglas Costa have been named as over-age players in the Rio squad, along with Palmeiras goalkeeper Fernando Prass.

Gabriel Barbosa, the teenage Santos striker who scored on his Brazil debut last month, is one of five forwards in the largely under-23 squad.
It means Liverpool’s stars will be heading into the club’s pre-season arrangements injury free, including some fixtures taking place at home and then their involvement in a tour in the USA. Their big games include Barcelona at Wembley on August 6th.

The Olympic football tournament is scheduled to run from August 3 to August 20, meaning that the Reds duo would have missed the first two Premier League games of the season plus a sizeable chunk of the valuable pre-season period had they been selected.

Under-20s coach Rogerio Micale will manage the Brazil side after Dunga’s sacking following the Copa America.

 

By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10

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