📋 Line-ups for Santos and Botafogo: Neymar starts again after 45 days | OneFootball

Santos and Botafogo face off this Sunday (1), at Vila Belmiro, at 4:00 PM (Brasília time), for the 11th round of Brasileirão 2025.

While the Glorious is in 11th place with 12 points, the Fish is languishing in 18th position in the table with eight points.

Therefore, for the Cariocas, a victory could mean a closer approach to the G-6, which starts with Fluminense, who has 17 points.

For the Beach Black and White, a triumph could result in an exit from the Z-4, which starts with Vitória (nine points), and surpassing Fortaleza (10 points).

In relation to the last game (1 x 0 over Universidad de Chile, for Libertadores), coach Renato Paiva opted for the entries of David Ricardo, Allan and Rwan Cruz in the places of Barboza, Cuiabano and Igor Jesus, respectively, in Botafogo.

Santos, on the other hand, comes from a 3 x 1 defeat to RB Leipzig, in an international friendly, when it played with a completely reserve team.

Thus, in relation to the last game for the Brasileirão (1 x 0 over Vitória), coach Cléber Xavier chose to put Escobar, Zé Ivaldo and Neymar in the places of L. Godoy, Luan Peres and Deivid Washington, respectively.

Neymar was a starter in the friendly against RB Leipzig, but had not started an "official" match since 04/16, against Atlético-MG, also at Vila Belmiro.

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