Santos await Neymar in Belém before deciding line-up for decisive Remo tie | OneFootball

Santos have arrived in Belém without Neymar, who is due to join on Tuesday and will learn after Cuca’s team talk whether he starts the Copa do Brasil decider against Remo at the Mangueirão.

According to Globo.com, he will fly in his private jet around 9:00 on Tuesday, reaching the city in the early afternoon with club officials including president Marcelo Teixeira. Kick-off is at 21:30 Brasília time, with the tie level at 0-0 after the first meeting at Vila Belmiro.

The key consideration is his physical condition. He attended a charity auction for his institute in São Paulo on Monday night, while the rest of the squad were already in Belém.

Although available to play, the staff are weighing the risk of injury. Since returning from his holidays, he played 90 minutes against Chapecoense in the Brasileirão and against Remo in the Copa do Brasil, and came on at half-time against UCV in the Sul-Americana.

If he begins on the bench, the Argentine Rollheiser is the leading option to take the No 10 spot. A likely Santos line-up with Neymar would be: Gabriel Brazão, Gabriel Menino, Adonis Frías, João Ananias, Escobar, Willian Arão, Oliva, Gabriel Bontempo, Barreal, Neymar and Gabigol.

Source: Globo.com

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