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Coach Cuca won a big problem in Santos with the injury of Carlos Sánchez. The Uruguayan fractured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, will undergo surgery and should miss the rest of the season.
Sánchez is the most experienced player, absolute starter and one of the main leaders of the group. Cuca knows the size of the loss and will have to look for solutions within his own squad, since Santos is sanctioned by FIFA and is prevented from registering new players due to debts with Hamburg (for Cleber Reis) and Huachipato (for Soteldo).
See the main options of Cuca:
Promoted this year, the 19-year-old midfielder generates excitement in the crowd and has been pleasing Cuca, gaining more and more space and showing personality. He recently renewed with Santos until the end of 2024 and is one of the coach’s bets.
Cuca had chosen to “slow down” the youngster’s entry into the starting eleven, but Sánchez’s loss could make Lucas Lourenço gain more minutes. Much of the crowd approves of it.
Lucas Lourenço in Santos training at Atlético-GO CT – Photo: Ivan Storti / Santos FC
The striker, sometimes contested during his career at Santos, has earned Cuca’s trust and is having a good time this season. Even when he still had Sánchez, the coach came to put him in the role of playmaker and withdrew the Uruguayan. At first, he is the one who turns the headline from this Sunday, against Goiás.
Arthur Gomes in training for Santos at CT Rei Pelé – Photo: Ivan Storti / Santos FC
It is another that may also begin to appear more frequently among the headlines with the Uruguayan injury. He plays in almost every midfield role, either as a point guard or as a second midfielder.
Jean Mota, Santos midfielder – Photo: Ivan Storti / Santos FC
Besides the trio, other names that are in the fight for candidates to replace Sánchez are Ivonei and Jobson, who play a more defensive role, and Anderson Ceará, who has not been mentioned by Cuca.
A probable alignment of Santos against Goiás, this Sunday, at 6.15pm (from Brasilia), is the following: Juan Pablo; Pará, Alex (Alison), Luan Peres and Felipe Jonatan; Diego Pituca, Jean Mota (Alison) and Arthur Gomes (Lucas Lourenço); Marinho, Kaio Jorge and Soteldo.
Peixe seeks to get closer to the leaders of the Brasileirão. In the national competition, the team of coach Cuca comes from three consecutive draws.
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