📋 Santos named to seal a place in the Copa Sul-Americana last 16

Santos turns its attention back to the Copa Sudamericana round of 16.

Starting at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time this Tuesday (28), Peixe faces Universidad Central.

The match is the second leg of the competition’s round of 16 playoffs.

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And Vila Belmiro will be the stage.

Paraguayan Carlos Benítez will referee the match. 

ESPN, Disney+ and SBT will broadcast it. 

Match situation 🆚

After thrashing the Venezuelan side away from home, Santos can even afford to lose by three goals. 

UCV will only qualify in regulation time if it wins by four goals.

A three-goal victory will send the decision to penalties.

Whoever advances will face Ecuador’s Macará in the round of 16. 

Santos 🐋

Cuca has called up the best squad available to him.

But Neymar starts on the bench, since the next match will be in the Copa do Brasil.

The same goes for Lucas Veríssimo and Gabriel Bontempo.

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Gabriel Menino returns to the starting lineup at right back. 

The lineup is: Gabriel Brazão, Gabriel Menino, Adonis Frias, João Ananias and Escobar; Willian Arão, Christian Oliva and Rollheiser; Miguelito, Barreal and Gabigol.

Universidad Central 🇻🇪

Peixe’s rival is focused only on the Sudamericana, since the Venezuelan league Clausura begins next Friday (31).

Coach Daniel Sasso has no absences. 

Edwin Mosquera is the big hope at Vila.

The lineup has not been announced yet.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.