On crutches and sporting a splint to stop his ankle moving, Fred returned to Gerland for the official team photo this morning. Between Fabio Santos and Cris, the Brazil striker was the last player to take the pitch.
Fred gives us his first impressions after coming back from injury in the last 64 Coupe de France clash in Bayonne. The Brazilian striker seems impatient at the thought of slowly picking up the pieces.
In Stockholm, Brazil defeated Ecuador 2-1 in a friendly. After Borja opened the scoring for Ecuador (23’), Fred equalised (44’) before Kaka gave the 2002 world champions victory (74’).