Ukraine reinforces with Brazilian striker before Euro 2020 qualifiers


Soccer Football - Champions League - Group Stage - Group F - Olympique Lyonnais v Shakhtar Donetsk - Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France - October 2, 2018 Shakhtar Donetsk's Junior Moraes celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Emmanuel Foudrot TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

KIEV (Reuters) - Shakhtar Donetsk striker Junior Moraes has become the latest Brazilian-born player to join the Ukraine national team after being named on Tuesday in the squad for the European Championship Group B qualifiers against Portugal and Luxembourg.

Coach Andriy Shevchenko called up the 31-year-old the day after he was granted a Ukrainian passport, the Football Federation of Ukraine said.

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