Marcos Leonardo’s disqualification paves the way for the “talisman” as Santos’ starter

Santos will have to deal with a weight loss ahead of the match against Flamengo, scheduled for Wednesday, in the 31st round of the Brazilian Championship. Suspended, striker Marcos Leonardo is missing for Marcelo Fernandes, but should leave room for the entry of a fan favourite.

The trend is for the Argentine Julio Furch to replace the number 9 as the team’s main striker. Signed mid-season, the player played 14 games for Peixe, including only two as a starter, but has already earned the nickname “talisman”.

He only scored two goals for Santos, but both goals decided key clashes for the team in their fight against relegation. The athlete was the author of the comeback against Grêmio, 2-1, in Vila Belmiro, and also against Bahia, with the same score, in Salvador.

The two balls into the net culminated in another four points for Peixe in the standings. If it weren’t for them, the team would have 30 points right now and would occupy Z4, behind Goiás and Vasco.

Because of this, Furch began to win the affection of the fans and began to be used as a weapon for Santos in the second half of matches, despite calls to form an attacking partnership with Marcos Leonardo.

This only happened once and it definitely didn’t work. Both played together in the embarrassing defeat against Internacional, 7-1, in Beira-Rio. According to the technical committee, the two have similar characteristics and occupy the same area of ​​the pitch.

Without Marcos Leonardo, the Argentine should be Santos’ starter against Flamengo. For the attacker it will be the first time alongside Soteldo since the start of the match. The match is scheduled for Wednesday, at 8pm (Brasilia time), at the Mané Garrincha, in Brasilia.

Two points from Z4, Santos occupies 16th place in the table and continues the fight against an unprecedented relegation. In the event of a draw with the team led by Tite, Peixe is guaranteed another group out of the relegation zone.

Source: Terra

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