No Neymar, Santos announce squad to face Internacional, check the list | OneFootball

Santos has announced the squad for the match against Internacional, valid for the 35th round of the Campeonato Brasileiro. The ball will roll on Monday night at 9:00 PM (Brasília time), at Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre (RS).

Neymar, who felt discomfort in his left knee during the match against Mirassol, was left out of the squad and, therefore, will not be available to Vojvoda for the game.

Although he finished the match against Mirassol at Vila Belmiro, the number 10 has complained of pain in the area in recent days. Even without a detected injury, Neymar was unable to bend his knee during training. Concerned about not losing his main player again, Santos believes it is necessary to rest him for the clash against Sport at Vila Belmiro.

Neymar has started three consecutive matches for Santos. In the team's last game, he found the net and ended a three-month goal drought.

In addition to the attacking midfielder, Vojvoda will also be without defender Zé Ivaldo, who is suspended due to a third yellow card.

On the other hand, the Argentine coach will have the returns of defender Alexis Duarte, midfielder Thaciano, and forward Caballero.

Thus, a probable Santos lineup is: Gabriel Brazão; Igor Vinicius, Adonis Frías, Luan Peres, and Souza; Willian Arão, João Schmidt, and Zé Rafael; Rollheiser (Guilherme), Barreal, and Lautaro Díaz.

Santos’ Situation

Fighting against relegation, Santos is unbeaten in its last two matches in the Campeonato Brasileiro. On the 15th, they beat Palmeiras 1-0 at Vila Belmiro, while last Wednesday, they drew 1-1 with Mirassol. Peixe is currently in 17th place, with 37 points from 34 matches.

The Santos team started the round outside the relegation zone, but returned to the drop zone after Vitória beat Sport 3-1.

Check out Santos’ squad list:

Goalkeepers: Gabriel Brazão, Diógenes, and João Fernandes Full-backs: Igor Vinícius, Mayke, Souza, and Escobar Defenders: João Basso, Luan Peres, Alexis Duarte, and Adonis Frías Midfielders: Zé Rafael, João Schmidt, Tomás Rincón, Willian Arão, Thaciano, Victor Hugo, Gabriel Bontempo, and Rollheiser Forwards: Robinho Jr, Tiquinho Soares, Guilherme, Caballero, Lautaro Díaz, and Barreal

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