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Dunga decides against fielding Man City winger Robinho for Brazil

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 03:57

Brazil coach Dunga will not field Manchester City winger Robinho tomorrow against Oman.

Robinho has seen his fitness improve over the last few days and has been able to complete full training sessions in the Middle East.

He sat out the 1-0 win over England in Qatar on Saturday, but there had been fears he could play a part in Muscat.

However, Dunga is unlikely to further upset City, and said: "Primarily, we brought Robinho only for him to recover and to speed up his return to action."

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