Fluminense stalwarts handed Brazil chance

The pair, overlooked throughout the year despite telling contributions to Flu's title victory with three matches to spare on Sunday, were named by coach Mano Menezes in a 19-man squad on Tuesday.

The match at Boca Juniors' La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires on November 21 is for teams picked only from the arch-rivals' domestic leagues, so does not include players such as Kaka, Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero, and is the return of a double-header after Brazil's 2-1 win in Gioania in September.

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