Moisés drops to last-choice forward at Santos after World Cup pause | OneFootball

According to Globo.com, Moisés has fallen out of favour at Santos, slipping to last-choice in attack in the second half of the year.

Santos paid two million euros, around R$ 11.8 million, to sign him from Fortaleza on a contract running until the end of 2028, with performance-related bonuses due during his time at Vila Belmiro.

He arrived with the approval of Juan Pablo Vojvoda, his former coach at the Ceará club, and remained heavily used after Cuca took charge. He began well, with three goals and one assist in his first 10 matches, despite not starting.

He was named in the squad for all 26 games in the first half after his arrival and featured in 19. After the World Cup pause he slipped out of the picture, and since the restart’s 19 matches he has been listed for seven and played twice.

When chances came, he underwhelmed. In the 4-1 win over UCV of Venezuela in the Copa Sudamericana, he was easily dispossessed inside Santos’ area in the move that produced the visitors’ goal, which irritated Cuca. In the other outing, he came on at half-time of the Copa do Brasil second leg against Palmeiras, with a 3-0 first-leg deficit leaving only a remote chance of progress.

A left ankle sprain ruled him out of seven games in this spell. During his absence, team-mates Rony and Caballero gained minutes, and Santos also added forward Everton Cebolinha and midfielder Lima, who can operate wide.

Source: Globo.com

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