Botafogo go face Santos without one key player for di Brasileirão round 19 match wey dey happen for Nilton Santos stadium today, Thursday 16 July. Di player wey no dey available na Arthur Cabral, di attacker wey no make di squad because of injury.
Franclim Carvalho, di Botafogo coach, get last-minute headache as Arthur Cabral feel pain and miss di last training sessions. Di club decide to preserve am for dis match, and dem go re-evaluate am for di coming days to know when e fit return.
Di young player Lucas Emanuel from di under-17 team don take part for most of di training with di first team and fit be di surprise starter for attack against Santos. Di team wey likely play go be similar to di one wey face Bahia before di break: Léo Linck; Vitinho (Mateo Ponte), Ferraresi, Justino and Alex Telles; Huguinho, Medina, Lucas Villalba and Matheus Martins; Lucas Emanuel and Kauan Toledo. Franclim Carvalho dey coach dem.
For Santos side, Cuca don choose Thaciano as di main striker because Neymar no dey available dis Friday and Gabigol dey suspended. Di coach bin dey train with Rony for dat position, but di poor performance for friendly against União São João and training match with Osasco Sporting make Cuca change mind and start Thaciano for di Rio de Janeiro game.
Another new thing na di return of Igor Vinícius for right-back position. Even though e be di regular starter, e bin dey recover from foot fracture and e be doubt. For di absence of João Schmidt, wey feel discomfort for right thigh, Cuca choose Willian Arão to replace am. Di Santos lineup go be: Gabriel Brazão; Igor Vinícius, Lucas Veríssimo, Luan Peres and Escobar; Willian Arão, Gustavo Henrique and Rollheiser; Barreal, Thaciano and Miguelito. Di match go start at 19:30 Brasília time for Nilton Santos stadium.
