Santos and Bragantino meet in a 'final' in Bragança Paulista for a Libertadores place
Santos and Red Bull Bragantino meet on Monday at 20h in Bragança Paulista in the opening match of round 34, battling for a 2027 Libertadores place. Without the suspended Neymar, Santos sit eighth on 47 points; Bragantino are ninth on 44.
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Red Bull Bragantino e Santos jogam uma espécie de final nesta segunda-feira, às 20h, no Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques, em Bragança Paulista, na abertura da 34ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Os dois brigam direto por uma vaga na Libertadores de 2027.
Sem Neymar, suspenso, o Santos é o oitavo, com 47 pontos; o adversário é o nono, com 44.
Depois do 0 a 0 com o Palmeiras na Vila Belmiro, na última quarta-feira, o técnico Cuca tentou tirar o peso dos jogadores. "Estou focado nos jogos que faltam, tenho contrato até 31 de dezembro e vou cumpri-lo até o final. Nosso objetivo é colocar o Santos na colocação mais alta possível."
Além de Neymar e João Schmidt (suspensos) e de Lucas Veríssimo e Willian Arão (machucados), ele precisa administrar dez jogadores pendurados por dois amarelos, entre eles Gabriel Barbosa, Barreal, Christian Oliva e Gustavo Henrique.
Ele busca a 13ª vitória na competição e conta com Gabriel Bontempo, Philippe Coutinho, Everton Cebolinha e Gabriel Barbosa.
No Bragantino, Vagner Mancini quer repetir a boa atuação do 3 a 0 sobre a Chapecoense na última rodada. "É óbvio que a gente continua com o nosso objetivo de chegar à Libertadores. Se não der para chegar, que a gente tenha pelo menos um desfecho no campeonato favorável", afirmou.
Volpi e o volante Gabriel voltam de suspensão e ficam à disposição do treinador.
Provável Bragantino: Tiago Volpi; Ryan Augusto, Guzmán Rodríguez, Alix Vinicius e Juninho Capixaba; Gabriel, Eric Ramires e Lucas Barbosa; Wallace Yan, Fernando Santos e Eduardo Sasha.
Provável Santos: Diógenes; Rodinei, Luan Peres, João Alencar e Álvaro Barreal; Christian Oliva, Gustavo Henrique, Gabriel Bontempo e Philippe Coutinho; Everton Cebolinha e Gabriel Barbosa.
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