Goias at full strength against Ceara; probable line-up
Goias face Ceara next Tuesday at the Castelao in the 35th round of Brazil's Serie B with a full squad: nobody is injured or suspended. Coach Mozart is expected to keep the same base, with defender Luiz Felipe back from a two-match ban and forward Kadu Sousa recovered. Ninth on 49 points, Goias are chasing a place in the G-6.
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O Goiás joga em Fortaleza na próxima terça-feira (27), contra o Ceará, na Arena Castelão, pela 35ª rodada da Série B. O jogo decide se o time segue vivo na briga pelo G-6 e pelos playoffs de acesso, e o Verdão vai poder contar com o grupo completo: ninguém está entregue ao departamento médico nem cumpre suspensão.
Com isso, o técnico Mozart deve repetir a base e mandar a campo esta formação:
Na meta, Tadeu. Na defesa, Nicolas, Luiz Felipe, Lucas Ribeiro e Rodrigo Soares. No meio-campo, Filipe Machado, Lourenço, Lucas Rodrigues e Lucas Lima. No ataque, Felipe Clemente e Kadu Sousa.
Duas voltas se destacam na lista. O zagueiro Luiz Felipe cumpriu dois jogos de gancho impostos pelo STJD, por causa da expulsão diante do Fortaleza, e está à disposição outra vez. Já o atacante Kadu Sousa se recuperou de lesão muscular, entrou no segundo tempo do 0 a 0 com o Náutico e agora disputa uma vaga entre os titulares.
Com 49 pontos, o time é o nono colocado e já não pode mais terminar entre os dois primeiros, que sobem direto. O objetivo que resta é o G-6: são cinco pontos de distância até a faixa que dá vaga aos playoffs; o Atlético-GO é o sexto colocado, com 54 pontos, e ocupa a última vaga do grupo.
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