Robinho facing chop

Brazil's Robinho appears to be fighting for a starting place as coach Mano Menezes ponders his options for Saturday's Copa America showdown with Paraguay.

Robinho flopped - though so did his teammates - in Sunday's opening draw with modest Venezuela, but Paraguay and Ecuador also parted goalless to leave everything to play for in Group B.

Menezes tried out a few variations during training on Wednesday at Campana, north of Buenos Aires, and although the first team practise match line-up was the same as for the Venezuelans he later sent Lucas and Elano into the fray in place of Ramires and Robinho.