(photo: Staff Images/Cruzeiro)
Athletes from Cruzeiro’s youth categories will be able to win chances in the Copa Sudamericana. Raposa’s entry list was released this Sunday (31/3) and features 25 young fans from the house.
In addition to names that are already part of the main squad, such as left-back Kaiki and midfielder Japa, several boys from the Under-17 and Under-20 teams were listed for the tournament.
Highlights of the runner-up in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Futebol Júnior, midfielders Gui Meira and Vitinho were some of the players included.
Goalkeeper Otávio and midfielder Jhosefer, who have just returned from an exchange at Real Valladolid, are also among coach Nicolás Larcamón’s options for the Copa Sudamericana.
Read: See the complete list of Raposa’s 50 entries for the continental tournament
When will Cruzeiro debut?
Cruzeiro’s debut in the South American Championship will be against Universidad Católica, from Ecuador. The teams face each other this Thursday (4/4), starting at 9pm, at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium, in Quito.
Young people from the base registered by Cruzeiro
- 6 – Kaiki (left-back)
- 22 – Vitinho (midfielder)
- 35 – Pedrão (defender)
- 51 – Otavio Costa (goalkeeper)
- 52 – Dorival (defender)
- 53 – Victor Gabriel (right-back)
- 54 – Bruno Alves (defender)
- 55 – João Pedro (striker)
- 56 – Alessandro (midfielder)
- 57 – Henrique Silva (midfielder)
- 58 – Jhosefer (midfielder)
- 59 – Matheus Xavier (midfielder)
- 60 – Gui Meira (midfielder)
- 61 – Marcelo Eraclito (goalkeeper)
- 62 – Rhuan Gabriel (midfielder)
- 63 – Nicolas Pontes (midfielder)
- 64 – Cauan Baptistella (striker)
- 65 – Murilo Rhikman (midfielder)
- 66 – Tevis Gabriel (striker)
- 67 – Ruan Silva (striker)
- 68 – Arthur Viana (striker)
- 69 – Kaique Kenji (striker)
- 70 – Gustavo Zago (striker)
- 77 – Japa (midfielder)
- 80 – Robert Vinicius (striker)
