📋 Cruzeiro and Santos announce line-ups for Brasileirão round eight | OneFootball

Cruzeiro and Santos are LINED UP for the game this Sunday (22), at 4:00 PM, at Mineirão, for the eighth round of the Brasileirão.

Globo (for SP, MG, CE, MT, MS, and TO) and Premiere will broadcast. And you can check the main information live on the card below:

The clash of giants represents a direct confrontation WITHIN the relegation zone.

Cruzeiro is in 19th place, with three points, while Santos is in 17th place, with six points.

Cruzeiro Lineup 🔵🔵

Announced this Sunday (22), Artur Jorge will lead Cruzeiro for the rest of the season, but his debut will NOT be today.

Assistant Wesley Carvalho will be on the bench once again.

The interim coach counts on the returns of Gerson and Matheus Pereira - who were absent in the defeat to Athletico in the last round.

There are, in total, THREE changes in the lineup: Japa for Gerson, Villarreal for Matheus Pereira, and Lucas Silva for Neyser.

Matheus Cunha; William, Fabrício Bruno, Villalba, and Kaiki; Matheus Henrique, Gerson, Matheus Pereira, and Christian; Arroyo and Neyser.

Santos Lineup ⚪⚫

Cuca will make his return debut in charge of Santos. And right off the bat, the coach faces significant absences.

Neymar (load management) and Gabriel Barbosa (contractual issues) will miss the match at Mineirão.

Besides them, Vinícius Lira (left knee injury) and Lautaro Díaz (contractual issue) are also out.

In total, there are FIVE changes compared to the 2-1 defeat to Internacional in the last round.

Zé Ivaldo for Lucas Veríssimo; Adonis Frías for Luan Peres; Willian Arão for Gustavo Henrique; Neymar for Gabriel Menino; Gabigol for Moisés.

Featured photo: Mineirão/X

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