Neymar, Thiago Silva included in Brazil's Copa America squad

Neymar will spearhead Brazils attack for Copa America with veteran defender Thiago Silva also included despite a recent injury Coach Tite announced his 24man squad on Wednesday for the tournament which is set to start Sunday after being moved to Brazil on short notice when cohosts Colombia and Argentina pulled outMost of the squad is identical to the one used for the latest two rounds of South American World Cup qualifying with Chelsea defender Thiago Silva returning after missing those games The center back was injured during Chelseas win in the Champions League final against Manchester CityNeymar has previously said he wants to play at the Tokyo Olympics this summer as well but it is unlikely he can participate in both tournaments Neymars club Paris SaintGermain does not have to release him for the Olympics because the tournament is not listed on FIFAs international match calendarNeymar led Brazil to its first gold in mens soccer at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro The Copa America final will be on July 10 at the same Maracanatilde stadium where Brazil beat Germany on penalties to secure the title thenBrazils first game in Tokyo is on July 22 against Germany in Yokohama The final is on August 7 on the same day the French league starts Brazil is scheduled to open the Copa America on Sunday against Venezuela in Brasilia with no fans at the Maneacute Garrincha stadium due to the alarming COVID19 figures in the country More than 475000 people have died of the disease in the South American nationThe Brazil players have publicly criticized the countrys decision to host the tournament amid the pandemic but agreed to play Barcelona signing Emerson will take the place of injured Sao Paulo FC veteran Dani Alves Atletico Madrids Felipe is the replacement for Benficas Lucas Verissimo also injuredSquadGoalkeepers Alisson Liverpool Ederson Manchester City Weverton PalmeirasDefenders Emerson Barcelona Danilo Alex Sandro Juventus Renan Lodi Felipe Atletico Madrid Eacuteder Militatildeo Real Madrid Marquinhos Paris SaintGermain Thiago Silva ChelseaMidfielders Casemiro Real Madrid Douglas Luiz Aston Villa Everton Ribeiro Flamengo Fabinho Liverpool Fred Manchester United Lucas Paquetaacute LyonForwards Everton Benfica Roberto Firmino Liverpool Gabriel Barbosa Flamengo Gabriel Jesus Manchester City Neymar Paris SaintGermain Richarlison Everton Vinicius Junior Real MadridAlso ReadFresh doubts cloud Copa AmericaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever