Santos v Fluminense: probable line-ups and key match info | OneFootball

Fluminense returns to the field this Sunday (31st), at 4pm (Brasília time), to face Santos at Vila Belmiro, for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship. The match will be broadcast on TV Globo and the Premiere channel.

Photo: Publicity/Santos F.C.

The Tricolor is coming off two consecutive defeats: last weekend, they lost to Bragantino in the Brasileirão, and on Thursday, they were beaten by Bahia in the Copa do Brasil. Before this negative streak, the team had gone seven games unbeaten, with five wins and two draws.Flu is currently in ninth place in the Brasileirão, with 27 points, and is looking to get closer to the top group on the table.For the match against Peixe, coach Renato Gaúcho will have to deal with some problems. In defense, Samuel Xavier is out after suffering a muscle injury in his right thigh, which should keep him off the field for about six weeks. Guga is expected to take over as the starting right-back.In midfield, the main absence is Nonato, who is unable to play against Santos due to contractual reasons. Paulo Henrique Ganso and Lucho Acosta are the favorites to start the match.Probable lineup: Fábio; Guga, Thiago Silva, Freytes, Renê; Martinelli, Hércules, Lucho Acosta (Ganso); Soteldo (Santi Moreno), Serna, and Everaldo.

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