“I worked hard to fulfil my dream of playing for Brazil but unfortunately it’s not going to happen this time,” the uncapped Prass said on Twitter. “The exam showed a fractured elbow and I won’t be able to compete in the Olympics.”
The CBF said they would call up another keeper to replace Prass, one of the three permitted over-age players in the under-23 squad.
Brazil beat Japan 2-0 in their final warm up on Saturday, with Atletico Mineiro’s Uilson playing in goal.
The Rio Olympics officially open on Friday, though the men’s soccer starts a day earlier, and Brazil, who are in a group with South Africa, Iraq and Denmark, will try to win the one major international title that has so far evaded them.
(Editing by Clare Fallon)
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