Vojvoda shuffles Santos, Flaco benched for Palmeiras: line-ups | OneFootball

Santos and Palmeiras are set for this Saturday’s derby, in a postponed match valid for the 13th round of the Brazilian Championship. Both teams will have changes.

Santos Lineup

Coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda will be without defenders Luan Peres, who went through concussion protocol, and Alexis Duarte, who has been called up to the Paraguayan national team. Therefore, Zé Ivaldo and Adonis Frías will form the center-back duo.

In midfield, Peixe will have the trio of defensive midfielders Willian Arão, João Schmidt, and Zé Rafael. Neymar starts as a sort of false 9.

The Santos lineup, therefore, is: Gabriel Brazão; Igor Vinícius, Adonis Frías, Zé Ivaldo, and Souza; Willian Arão, João Schmidt, Zé Rafael, and Barreal; Guilherme and Neymar.

Palmeiras Lineup

Palmeiras, in turn, is full of absences. In total, there are 11 players out. Coach Abel Ferreira, however, has forward Flaco López available, who played only ten minutes in a friendly for the Argentina national team last Friday, and starts on the bench.

Verdão will take the field with: Carlos Miguel; Murilo, Bruno Fuchs, and Micael; Khellven, Aníbal Moreno, Raphael Veiga, and Jefté; Mauricio, Felipe Anderson, and Bruno Rodrigues.

How are the teams coming into the match?

Santos is threatened by relegation and is coming off five games without a win, but could leave the drop zone with a victory in the derby. Peixe is at the top of the relegation zone, with 33 points, two fewer than 16th-placed Vitória.

Palmeiras, on the other hand, is in the opposite situation and is battling point for point with Flamengo for the Brazilian title. Verdão leads the competition with 68 points, the same as Rubro-Negro, who are in second place on the table.

The ball will roll at Vila Belmiro starting at 9:00 p.m. (Brasília time).

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