Cuca names Santos XI for Flamengo clash, Gabigol benched | OneFootball

According to Coluna Do Fla, Cuca has confirmed the Santos starting XI to face Flamengo at the Maracanã in the 10th round of the Brasileirão, with Gabigol not among the starters.

Santos start with Gabriel Brazão in goal, a defence of Zé Ivaldo, Lucas Veríssimo, Luan Peres and Escobar, a midfield of Christian Oliva, Gustavo Henrique and Gabriel Bontempo, and a front line of Barreal, Thaciano and Lautaro Díaz.

The bench features Diógenes, Rodrigo Falcão, Adonis Frías, Rafael Gonzaga, João Schmidt, Zé Rafael, Willian Arão, Tomás Rincón, Rollheiser, Moisés, Robinho Jr and Gabriel Barbosa.

Cuca has five confirmed absentees for this fixture. Neymar is suspended, while Gabriel Menino, Rony, Igor Vinícius and Mayke continue their injury recoveries.

Kick-off is at 17:30 Brasília time on Sunday 5 April. Flamengo estimate around 65 thousand in attendance. Rede Globo will show the match free-to-air, with Premiere pay-per-view and GE TV on YouTube also broadcasting live.

In the table, Flamengo sit seventh with 14 points and a game in hand, while Santos are 14th with 10.

Source: Coluna Do Fla