Santos arrive in Chapecó for their Brasileirão opener | OneFootball

This Tuesday, after the last training session before the debut in the Brazilian Championship, Santos arrived in Chapecó to face Chapecoense. The match kicks off on Wednesday at 8 PM (Brasília time) at Arena Condá.

In the images released by the club, Álvaro Barreal and Gabriel Bontempo can be seen. The forward, who missed Santos' last match, and the midfielder, absent since the start of the season, are in Santa Catarina to strengthen Peixe in the first round of the Brasileirão.

Absences

The medical department still has five players: Thaciano (right thigh muscle), Gustavo Henrique (right adductor muscle), and Tiquinho Soares (left calf), Willian Arão, who underwent kidney surgery and will be out for at least two weeks, and Neymar.

The number 10 trained with the ball for the first time after surgery this morning at CT Rei Pelé, still separated from the rest of the group. The star has not played for Santos this season yet, but his return is getting closer with the progress in his recovery.

How is Santos doing?

Santos is going through a delicate moment in the season. In the Paulista Championship, they have only one victory, in the competition's debut against Novorizontino. Since then, they have had three draws and one loss, with classics against Palmeiras and Corinthians along the way.

With these results, Peixe is outside the qualification zone for the quarter-finals of the State Championship, in the tenth position on the table, with only six points. The top eight advance to the second phase of the State Championship. The last two are relegated.

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