Santos FC vs Corinthians SP
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Santos FC vs Corinthians SP Match Preview
The match will be the 296 between those two Brazilian giants whereCorinthians has an advantage over its traditional opponent by virtue of 119 wins against 93 of Santos, 83 draws, 545 goals scored by Corinthians and 463 by Santos. The “Peixe” (FISH) Santos FC is popularly known like that has the best offense as they score 27 goals and Corinthians the best defense as they allowed only 7 goals in 10 games during the tournament. Those statistics certainly speak about the weight of this game.
Elias, scorer of two goals in Corinthians victory 2-1 against Racing from Uruguay, first game for Copa Libertadores that gave them their first 3 points, has now directed his attention to their next big challenging match for Campeonato Paulista against leader Santos in their Stadium Vila Belmiro. Elias, who will play Santos, said that last game is history and that is time to think about how to stop talented Santos young player Neymar Ganso and his teammates to put up a show in their own field or otherwise it would be an unhappy day for the “Corinthians nation”. Coach Mano Meneses from Corinthians said that in games like this one, an appropriate decision is to take the best players, although there is always the risk of someone getting injured, therefore his is confident about his squad and he will basically kick off with the same team that started in last game with
goalkeeper Felipe, defenders Alessandro, Chicão, William and Roberto
Carlos, midfielders Ralf, Elias, Tcheco and Jorge Henrique and strikers Defederico and Ronaldo phenomenon who expects to have a perfect performance like he had last year when he had a stoning game scoring two glorious goals.
Leader of the competition with 25 points, Santos FC will try to keep his best players in the squad to defeat Corinthians as Robinho is not confirmed for the game yet due to a commitment with Brazil national team that will have a friendly match against Ireland next week, he is supposed to join the national team the 27th, however, all efforts are being carried out by Santos FC in order to have him for such an important derby on Sunday.
Besides Robinho, Santos FC won´t be able to count on midfielder Rodrigo Mancha who is suspended, George Lucas who has a muscle knee injury and midfielder Serginho who is also injured. Although the fans still expect to see Robinho, realistic coach Dorival Junior has already made his plans without him for now. He has not decided yet whether Marquinhos or Madson will substitute this position and depending on who will play, Dorival Junior may use a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 structure. The probable starting lineup for Santos is: Felipe, Roberto Brum, Edu Dracena, Durval, Léo, Arouca, Wesley, Marquinos or Madson, Ganso, Neymar and André.