Without Neymar, Santos hope to fill Vila Belmiro | OneFootball

Peixe will host Deportivo Cuenca this Tuesday for the final matchday of the group stage and has launched low-cost tickets amid the absence of its biggest star.

Neymar’s absence due to injury at Santos continues to affect the club on and off the pitch. While the team is fighting to stay alive in the Copa Sudamericana and is also battling near the bottom of the Brasileirao table (17th), the club made a striking decision: lowering ticket prices for the match against Deportivo Cuenca to just five reais, equivalent to around 1,400 Argentine pesos.

The move comes amid the forward’s absence, as he trained separately again this Monday due to swelling in his right calf and was ruled out for the decisive clash, which will be played this Tuesday at Vila Belmiro.

Neymar was called up by Ancelotti for the World Cup. (Martin Fonseca/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

The attacker did not take part in the latest training session led by coach Cuca and will not play again for Peixe until after the World Cup, as he will then have to join the Brazilian national team camp at Granja Comary.

Given this situation and aware of the importance of the match, club officials decided to release low-cost tickets both for the continental fixture and for next weekend’s Brazilian league match.

The team’s sporting situation also explains the urgency. Santos are bottom of their Sudamericana group with just four points, in a section led by San Lorenzo. They are also in the relegation zone in the Brasileirao. In the continental competition, only the top team from each group advances directly to the round of 16, while the runners-up must play a playoff against teams coming from the Libertadores.

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