How Cuca plans to use the international break at Santos | OneFootball

Santos played its last match before the break for the FIFA date last Sunday. The Alvinegro Praiano drew 0-0 with Cruzeiro at Mineirão, in the eighth round of the Brazilian Championship.

Now, Santos will have about ten days before their next fixture, against Remo, scheduled for April 2. Coach Cuca has already defined what the team's priority will be during the break for the FIFA date: to evaluate the squad and have available options.

“Suddenly, you make a change and can't find the right player. There's no answer, you end up making changes. So now I want to define things. I don't need to have only 11 players in today's modern football, with a game every three days. I can't have just 11 in a month when we're going to play eight games. We need to have about 14, maybe 15,” said the coach.

“We have to know what we're fighting for. We'll have this break, then the World Cup break. Now it's about organizing and getting as many points as possible during this time. In the first break, we'll thoroughly evaluate our group,” he added.

With only seven points from eight games, Santos is in 16th place in the Brazilian Championship, just one point ahead of Botafogo, the first team in the relegation zone.

Without a win in four games, Santos hopes to break their winless streak against Remo. The two teams will take the field next Thursday at 7:00 p.m. (Brasília time) at Vila Belmiro.

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