Gabigol and Escobar to miss Santos v Cruzeiro after third yellow cards | OneFootball

Gabigol and left-back Escobar will miss Santos’s next Brasileiro match against Cruzeiro at Vila Belmiro on Saturday at 21:00, Brasília time. Globo.com reports that both are suspended after collecting their third yellow cards.

Gabigol was booked in Sunday’s win at Internacional, at Beira-Rio, on 13 minutes of the second half for kicking the ball away after an offside was given against him.

Even without the ban, he would not have faced Cruzeiro, the Minas Gerais club loaning him to Santos. To field the forward, Santos would have needed to pay a fee.

He scored twice against Internacional, moving to 10 goals in the Brasileiro, seven behind leading scorer Viveros. His season tally is 19 in 39 for Santos in 2026, the club’s best.

Escobar was cautioned on 22 minutes of the second half after a shoving exchange with opponents following an Internacional foul, his third booking of the campaign.

Santos next host Atlético-MG in the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals on Wednesday at 19:00, Brasília time, at Vila Belmiro.

Source: Globo.com

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