Brazil have named a star-studded 24-man squad for their friendly against Scotland at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday 27 March but Robinho has been omitted.

Mano Menezes, the Brazil coach, has selected four Premier League players but the former Manchester City striker Robinho, now with Milan, will not be returning to England.

The Chelsea pair David Luiz and Ramires and the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Sandro are joined in the squad by Liverpool's Lucas Leiva.

Ronaldinho is another absentee but such stars as the Internazionale trio Júlio César, Lúcio and Maicon, Barcelona's Daniel Alves and Milan's Alexandre Pato are included.

Brazil squad: Júlio César (Internazionale), Victor (Grêmio), Jefferson (Botafogo), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Maicon (Inter), Marcelo (Real Madrid), André Santos (Fenerbahce), Lúcio (Inter), David Luiz (Chelsea), Thiago Silva (Milan), Luizão (Benfica), Lucas (Liverpool), Ramires (Chelsea), Sandro (Tottenham), Elias (Atlético Madrid), Lucas (São Paulo), Henrique (Cruzeiro), Renato Augusto (Bayer Leverkusen), Jádson (Shakhtar Donetsk), Elano (Santos), Jonas (Valencia), Pato (Milan), Nilmar (Villarreal), Neymar (Santos)