RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Atletico Madrid left-back Filipe Luis has been drafted into Brazil's squad for friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Argentina, the country's football confederation (CFB) said on Thursday.

The 33-year-old replaces Marcelo, who tore his right calf muscle while playing for Real Madrid late last month.

The inclusion of Luis comes despite his lack of playing time for Aletico Madrid this season, with Colchoneros boss Diego Simeone preferring France World Cup winner Lucas Hernandez in the left-back role.

Luis has been capped 33 times for Brazil since making his international debut in 2009.

The South American team will play Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on October 12 and bitter rivals Argentina in Jeddah four days later.