Vasco to rotate as Pedro Emanuel plans changes for Santa Fe first leg | OneFootball

Vasco have completed their build-up for the Copa Sudamericana quarter-final first leg at Santa Fe and are set to rotate. According to Globo.com, Pedro Emanuel led a final session at the Sede Deportiva de Bogotá on Monday morning and will make several changes with some regulars not travelling.

Cuesta, Andrés Gómez and Adson were left out of the trip to rest. Thiago Mendes is suspended and cannot play. Colidio is not registered for the competition.

The absences form part of a plan to manage the workload of a squad competing on three fronts. The coach aims to control minutes with an eye on Grêmio in the Campeonato Brasileiro on Saturday in Porto Alegre.

In attack, Marino Hinestroza could be handed his first start on the right under the Portuguese coach. After his derby debut, Bruno Duarte is in contention to start again to build match sharpness.

Probable Vasco XI: Léo Jardim in goal, a back four of Puma Rodríguez, Saldivia, Robert Renan and Lucas Piton or Avellar, a midfield of Sosa or Barros, Ramon Rique and Rojas, and a front three of Marino Hinestroza, Nuno Moreira and Bruno Duarte or David.

The tie begins at 19:00 Brasília time on Tuesday at El Campín in Bogotá. The return is on Tuesday 15 at São Januário.

Source: Globo.com

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