Sport will make its home debut in Série B this Friday (26), against Vila Nova, at Arena de Pernambuco. For the duel valid for the 2nd round of Series B, coach Mariano Soso will have three important absences from the lineup.
The first of them is midfielder Alan Ruiz, who had not played against Amazonas last weekend. The Argentine felt discomfort in the anterior muscle of his thigh and was not released by the Medical Department.
The other casualty, this one at the last minute, is striker Chrystian Barletta. Upon returning from Manaus, the player complained of pain in his thigh and was banned from the duel against Goiás. In addition to the double absence, it is worth remembering that Leão will not be able to count on center forward Zé Roberto for at least a month and a half.
He will need surgery to recover from a fractured fibula in his left knee. As a result, the tendency is for the player to only become an option for Mariano Soso again in mid-June and will miss the decisive duels against Fortaleza and Atlético-MG, for Nordestão and Copa do Brasil, respectively.
As replacements for Ruiz and Barletta, the Argentine coach will use his fellow countryman, Tití Ortíz in attack, while Lucas Lima will return to his original position, being responsible for creating the plays as number 10.
THREE PLAYERS RETURN FROM DM:
If Sport will have the casualties of Alan Ruiz and Chrystian Barletta, on the other hand, it will gain three reinforcements who did not play in the 1st round of the Brasileirão. They are defender and captain Rafael Thyere, midfielder Lucas Lima and midfielder Fábio Matheus. The first two return to the starting lineup against Tigre, while the home team’s silver medalist will remain as an option on the bench.
The likely red-black starting lineup against Vila Nova is: Caíque France; Pedro Lima, Rafael Thyere, Luciano Castán and Felipinho; Felipe, Fabrício Domínguez and Lucas Lima; Tití Ortíz, Romarinho and Gustavo Coutinho.
