Santos start Rollheiser for Neymar, Crespo fields São Paulo reserves | OneFootball

Santos and São Paulo are set for this Sunday's classic, scheduled for 8:30 pm (Brasília time), at Vila Belmiro, for the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship. The main novelty in Peixe is Rollheiser, while Tricolor has lined up a reserve team.

Neymar out

Coach Juan Pablo Vojvoda does not have Neymar, who suffered an injury in last Thursday's training. Therefore, the star will be replaced by Argentine midfielder Benjamín Rollheiser. In addition to the number 10, Bontempo and Willian Arão continue to be handed over to the DM, while Zé Ivaldo and Igor Vinícius are suspended.

In contrast, Paraguayan defender Alexis Duarte, a reinforcement for the team for the rest of the season, is available on the bench for the first time.

Santos Lineup

Santos, therefore, will field: Gabriel Brazão; Mayke, Adonis Frías, Luan Peres and Escobar; João Schmidt, Zé Rafael, Victor Hugo and Rollheiser; Guilherme and Lautaro Díaz.

São Paulo Lineup

On the other side, Hernán Crespo decided to field a São Paulo reserve lineup, thinking about the return match against LDU, for the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. Even the goalkeeper Rafael starts on the bench.

Midfielder Oscar and forward Lucas were not listed. They are being prepared to return in Thursday's decisive match. Tapia, suspended, is out.

Tricolor will field: Young; Rafael Tolói, Negrucci and Sabino; Maílton, Alisson, Luan, Rodriguinho and Wendell; Ferreirinha and Dinenno.

How do the teams arrive?

Santos tries to end a streak of four rounds without a win that left the team one point from the relegation zone. In addition, it seeks the first victory under the command of Vojvoda. So far, there have been two draws with the new coach.

São Paulo, on the other hand, is in the upper part of the table, occupying the seventh place, with 35 points, and comes from a victory against Botafogo in the Brasileirão.

The team, however, arrives shaken by the 2-0 defeat to LDU, in Quito, for the first leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals. The result forced Crespo to spare the starters to try to reverse the score at Morumbis.

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