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Ganso, Elano and Neymar complete the team.

Santos' golden trio arrives in Argentina to reinforce the team in the Copa América.

The squad called up by coach Mano Menezes to represent the Brazilian national team at the Copa América in Argentina in July is now complete. Late Thursday night and early Friday morning, forward Neymar and midfielders Paulo Henrique Ganso and Elano arrived at the Sofitel Hotel La Reserva Cardales in Campana, Greater Buenos Aires, where the team is staying.

The three were the last of the 23 players to report to coach Mano Menezes. They were involved in the Libertadores final, won by Santos 2-1 against Peñarol last Wednesday in São Paulo, and therefore had been released by the coaching staff to join the group led by Mano Menezes later.

Elano and Neymar arrived together, while Paulo Henrique Ganso was the last player to disembark in Argentina. The midfielder missed the flight that took the other two Santos players to Buenos Aires because a tire on the car transporting him to the airport went flat, causing the unexpected delay.

This Friday, the three players will begin training with the rest of the Brazilian national team. Coach Mano Menezes has scheduled two training sessions at the Sofitel Hotel La Reserva Cardales and is expected to begin outlining the team's lineup for their Copa América debut against Venezuela in La Plata on July 3rd.