Vasco travel to Colombia without four starters for Sudamericana quarter-final | OneFootball

Vasco have travelled to Colombia for Tuesday’s Copa Sudamericana quarter-final first leg against Santa Fe, with Pedro Emanuel naming 25 players but omitting several regulars.

According to Globo.com, Cuesta, Andrés Gómez and Adson have been rested. Thiago Mendes is suspended and cannot play, while Colidio is not registered, part of a plan to manage workload as the team compete in three competitions simultaneously.

After losing to Fluminense on Saturday in the Brasileirão, Vasco flew on Sunday and will train in Bogotá on Monday.

They face Santa Fe at El Campín on Tuesday and will return to Rio the same day, with arrival expected on Wednesday.

The travel plan also accounts for Bogotá’s altitude, about 2,640 metres above sea level. After the tie’s opener, Vasco have only a few days before visiting Grêmio in Porto Alegre on Saturday in the league.

Source: Globo.com

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