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Santos to Face Macará in Copa Sudamericana Round of 16
Santos will compete against Macará in the Round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana. The first leg of this matchup will occur this Thursday, the 13th, at Vila Belmiro, with the return leg taking place next week in Ecuador. The team that advances will meet the winner of the all-Brazilian clash between Bragantino and Atlético-MG in the quarterfinals.
In terms of lineup news, Neymar is set to make his return to the starting eleven after serving a suspension during the weekend’s Brasileirão match. The expected center-back pairing consists of Willian Arão and Luan Peres. However, Santos will be without right-back Igor Vinícius, center-back Lucas Veríssimo, and defensive midfielder Gustavo Henrique due to fitness concerns.
Santos are set to face Macará in the Round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana.
The first leg takes place this Thursday (13) at Vila Belmiro. The return leg is scheduled for next week in Ecuador.
Whoever advances will face the winner of the all-Brazilian tie between Bragantino and Atlético-MG in the quarterfinals.
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See below for the starting lineup:
Santos
Neymar returns to the starting lineup after serving a suspension in the weekend’s Brasileirão match.
Willian Arão and Luan Peres are expected to form the center-back pairing.
On the other hand, right-back Igor Vinícius, center-back Lucas Veríssimo, and defensive midfielder Gustavo Henrique are out due to fitness issues.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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