Santos lose Zé Rafael for crucial clash with Cruzeiro | OneFootball

Zé Rafael will not be able to play for Santos in the last match of the season. The midfielder received his third yellow card in the 3-0 victory over Juventude this Wednesday, during the 37th round of the Brazilian Championship, and will serve a suspension against Cruzeiro.

The number 6 came on in the match in Caxias do Sul at the 32nd minute of the second half and was cautioned just two minutes later, at the 34th, for committing a foul in midfield.

Zé Rafael has been a substitute in Santos’ last two matches of the year. Willian Arão and João Schmidt have been the starting midfield duo.

Tense farewell!

The match against Cruzeiro, valid for the 38th round of the Brasileirão, will determine whether Santos stays in Série A or returns to the Second Division. The clash will take place on Sunday at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), at Vila Belmiro.

Standings

With the victory, Santos jumped to 14th place, with 44 points, opening up a two-point lead over Vitória, who are at the top of the relegation zone. Other results that helped in this round were the defeats of Vitória (4-0 to Red Bull Bragantino) and Internacional (3-0 to São Paulo).

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