Vasco v Santos: probable line-ups and team news | OneFootball

Santos face Vasco at São Januário on Sunday 16 August at 16:00 in round 23 of the Brasileirão. It is a direct battle near the bottom. Santos sit 17th on 22 points, Vasco have the same total one place lower.

According to Diario Do Peixe, Igor Vinicius is available despite not being fully over a back problem, and Gustavo Henrique is easing back after a right thigh issue.

Both teams have identical records of five wins, seven draws and nine defeats, separated only by goal difference. Santos have 29 for and 35 against, Vasco 23 for and 31 against.

Cuca will be without Lucas Veríssimo and Adonis Frías, plus Pepe Fermino, Gabriel Menino and Gabriel Bontempo. Veríssimo has a left calf soleus injury, Frías is in talks with Racing, Fermino has a right thigh biceps femoris issue, Menino has pain in the left knee and Bontempo in the left thigh.

Vasco could hand debuts to Argentines Santiago Sosa and Facundo Colidio. Cuesta returns after being rested on Thursday in the Sudamericana because of pain, while Andrés Gómez remains a doubt. Cuiabano is suspended for a third booking and Brenner has a left foot ligament injury.

Probable Santos XI: Gabriel Brazão, Davizinho (Igor Vinicius), Willian Arão, Luan Peres, Escobar, João Schmidt, Christian Oliva, Rollheiser (Rony), Barreal, Neymar, Gabriel Barbosa. Coach: Cuca.

Probable Vasco XI: Léo Jardim, Paulo Henrique, Cuesta, Robert Renan, Lucas Piton, Thiago Mendes, Jair, Tchê Tchê, Andrés Gómez (Adson), Nuno Moreira, Colidio. Coach: Pedro Emanuel.

Source: Diario Do Peixe

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