Santos lineup: Without Soteldo, Daniel Ruiz is favorite to fill a vacant spot in attack

Santos lineup: Without Soteldo, Daniel Ruiz is favorite to fill a vacant spot in attack


For the South American, Peixe travels to Argentina to face the Group E leaders

Santos returns to play for South American Cup this Tuesday (2). The opponent at the time was Newell’s Old Boys, leaders of group E. To score points and take the first position in the key, Peixe will have to navigate the absence of Soteldo, shirt 10 and one of the strong points of Alvinegro Praiano.




With no support for the Venezuelan due to a moderate muscle injury to the back of his left thigh, Daniel Ruiz is the favorite to fill the space.

For Brasileirão, the Colombian took it upon himself to replace Soteldo, as the player was unable to play in the 2nd round due to a suspension.

In the fight for the vacant position, Ângelo is also looking for space, but Odair Hellmann has to go with Daniel Ruiz to maintain a tactical formation similar to that of the last few games. Running low, Lucas Braga is available for use by coach Odair Hellmann. However, with him now back from injury, the full-back has to come off the bench.

Based on this information, Odair Hellmann should arm Santos as follows: JJohn Paul; Nathan (Inocêncio), Messias, Bauermann and Lucas Pires; Rodrigo Fernández, Dodi and Lucas Lima; Daniel Ruiz (Angel), Mendoza and Marcos Leonardo.

Source: Terra

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