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Neymar Rests as Santos Faces Macara in Sudamericana
21 Aug
Summary
- Santos FC plays the second leg of Copa Sudamericana Round of 16.
- Neymar is not playing and is being rested for a future league match.
- Santos holds a 2-1 lead from the first leg against CSD Macara.
Santos FC is set to play the second leg of their Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 tie against Ecuadorian club CSD Macara. The Brazilian team holds a narrow 2-1 advantage from the first match played last week at home. For this crucial away game, Santos will be without their prominent player, Neymar.
Neymar is not participating in tonight's match against CSD Macara and is not injured. He is currently in Brazil at the team's training facilities. The decision to rest him ahead of their upcoming league fixture against Mirassol on Sunday has been made. The starting lineup for Santos includes Gabriel Brazao in goal and a defensive line of Joao Ananias, Luan Peres, Willian Arao, and Gustavo Henrique.
