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International News :: Kaka misses Ecuador v Brazil World Cup fixture due to injury

Posted on 2009-03-28 by Gooner

Brazil playmaker Kaka will miss Sunday's FIFA World Cup South Africa qualifier in Ecuador because he has not fully recovered from an injury to his left foot, team doctor Jose Luis Runco has said.

"We have spoken to (coach) Dunga.... and we've decided that, because he is still not in his best form and because he is still feeling some pain, he will stay in Brazil," the doctor told reporters at the team's training camp in Teresopolis.

The AC Milan player has been struggling with the injury since February and had been given a 50 per cent chance of playing. Runco said that Kaka would fly straight to Porto Alegre, where Brazil host Peru in another qualifier on Wednesday.

"He will continue the physiotherapy and wait for us to return from the game against Ecuador," Runco said. "We have two concerns, which are that he corrects the way he walks, which has been modified since he suffered the injury, and he recovers hit fitness."

Brazil, who have lost 1-0 on their last two games against Ecuador in Quito, are second in the 10-team South American group with 17 points from 10 games, six behind leaders Paraguay.

Sourced From : FIFA.com

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