Barboza absent as Palmeiras arrive in Cuiabá for Copa do Brasil decider | OneFootball

Palmeiras arrived in Cuiabá on Tuesday evening to face Fortaleza on Wednesday at 21:30 Brasília time. Centre-back Barboza has been rested due to fatigue and remains in São Paulo.

According to Globo.com, the travelling party numbers 23 and does not include him. Jefté, Gustavo Gómez, Bruno Fuchs, Khellven and Paulinho are also out.

After a 3-0 win at Nubank Parque, Palmeiras can lose by up to two goals and still progress to the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals.

Head coach Abel Ferreira may rest some of the more fatigued players. A possible XI could feature Carlos Miguel in goal, then Giay, Murilo, Benedetti and Piquerez. In midfield, Emiliano Martínez or Marlon Freitas, Lucas Evangelista or Andreas Pereira, and Mauricio, with Allan, Arias and Flaco López in attack.

Travelling players include goalkeepers Carlos Miguel, Marcelo Lomba and Kaique, defenders Giay, Piquerez, Arthur, Murilo and Benedetti, and midfielders Marlon Freitas, Andreas Pereira, Emiliano Martínez, Luis Pacheco, Larson, Lucas Evangelista, Felipe Anderson, Mauricio and Miguel Bilong. Forwards are Vitor Roque, Riquelme Fillipi, Allan, Sosa, Arias and Flaco López.

Source: Globo.com

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