Kaka set for Mallorca return

Kaka set for Mallorca return

Published Jan. 10, 2010 1:05 a.m. ET

Real Madrid playmaker Kaka is set to return from injury in the Spanish league game against Mallorca on Sunday.

Coach Manuel Pellegrini included Kaka in his squad list on Saturday for the first time since the Brazil international injured his groin in Madrid's 1-0 loss to Barcelona on Nov. 29.

Pellegrini says Kaka will not play the whole game and can only take part in matches "little by little after being sidelined for so long."

Pellegrini also included midfielder Jose Maria "Guti" Gutierrez for the first time since a humiliating 4-0 Copa del Rey defeat to Alcorcon in October.

Madrid trails leader Barcelona by two points in the Spanish standings.

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