Kaka is expected to be at the Oscar del Calcio on Monday, where he is nominated as Best Foreign Player.
The £108m Manchester City target should attend the Italian version of the Players’ Association Awards, which are based on votes given by professionals in pre-season.
Kaka is a candidate to win Best Foreign Player for 2007-08, up against Inter’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Fiorentina star Adrian Mutu.
The Best Italian Player is between Alessandro Del Piero of Juventus, Roma hero Daniele De Rossi and Milan’s Andrea Pirlo.
Best Goalkeeper is a toss-up between Gianluigi Buffon, Sebastien Frey and Julio Cesar, while Best Young Player will be one of Mario Balotelli, Sebastian Giovinco and Marek Hamsik.
Giorgio Chiellini, Philippe Mexes and Alessandro Nesta are nominated for Best Defender in 2007-08, while the Best Coach title is between Milan’s Carlo Ancelotti, Fiorentina boss Cesare Prandelli and Luciano Spalletti of Roma.
And finally, the Best Referee nominations are Emidio Morganti, Roberto Rosetti and Massimiliano Saccani.
The Best Overall Player will be calculated from pitting together the winners of the individual categories.
There are also awards voted for by the general public for Best Goal of 2008, Fan Award for most popular player and Fan of the Year.
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