NEW ERA

AC Milan will have a new era under the belt Wednesday officially present Clarence Seedorf as the new manager prior to the match against Hellas Verona during the weekend. The new manager will already have the support of his star players after having played for the club during their illustrious period. Robinho has also given the new manager of major boost by returning to form in the 3-1 win over Spezia. This was the first match for the club since the 4-3 defeat against Sassuolo, which also resulted in the sacking of manager Massimiliano Allegri.

It was Robinho opened the scoring after 28 minutes on the clock. The Brazilian has been one of the underperformance in the team in the last few months, but he seems to have realised that he needs to perform exceptionally well in order to get into the Brazilian national team. Scolari will be announcing the squads of the World Cup hosts shortly and Robinho faces a fight due to the form of his competitors. He gave a major impression in this match, which turned out to be a comfortable victory for the home team after goals from Pazzini and Honda.

Ferrari’s late goal was nothing more than a consolation for the away team, as they crashed out of the competition. Robinho has not played for the national team since 2011, but he has been included in the last two friendly matches by Luis Felipe Scolari. The 29-year-old had been linked with a return to Brazilian football with Santos on a permanent basis, but it appears that the move has not gone beyond being a rumour.

Santos would have been unable to match the financial demands of Milan for one of their few remaining star players. Seedorf is expected to take charge for the home match against Hellas Verona during the weekend.

ROBINHO RECALLED

Robinho was recently called up by Scolari to play for the next matches of Brazil as a preparation for the 2014 World Cup and Brazil are schedules to play against Honduras on Saturday but he is now facing trouble as he was denied entry into the country by immigration officials.

Having Stephan El Shaarawy injured, Robinho is now becoming a regular player for the Italian side and Scolari has shown interested in adding him to the Brazil squad which earned him a recall to play with the team he had not appeared since 2012.

It now remains unclear if Robinho will be playing for the Brazilian team and the Chelsea playmaker Willian is also going through similar problems.

When Scolari was asked why he decided to call up Robinho after being absent for that period of time he responded by saying:

” Scolari said, “and he’s experienced. He’s played in two World Cups and can operate in any of the attacking positions. I like the joy he brings to the game, and we just need to see now how he fits in with the spirit of this squad.”

Despite being a fairly regular player in Ac.Milan it was the decision of Diego Costa to represent Spain and not Brazil that made Scolari call up Robinho.

The shortlist of Scolari in the attacking department consists of: Robinho, Neymar, Willian, Hulk and Bernard as the confirmed attackers that Brazil will be relying on for their goals on the upcoming friendly matches.

Julio Cesar and Victor will be the goalkeepers travelling with the squad meanwhile the confirmed defenders are:  David Luiz, Dante, Maxwell, Marcelo, Silva, Maicon and Alves.

Lucas Leiva, Hernanes, Ramires, Paulinho, Oscar and Luis Gustavo are the players included in Scolari’s list of midfielders with Ricardo Kaka not being added despite rumors emerging suggesting the Ac.Milan player to make his return to the Brazilian squad.