Santos lineup: Mendoza and Joaquim may return against Audax Italiano | saints

Striker Mendoza and defender Joaquim should be included again by coach Oder Hellmann for league matches. saints. The duo has been training normally and is available for the match against Audax Italiano, in the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana.

The two teams face each other on Thursday, 7pm (Brasilia time), at Villa Belmero. In this match, coach Bixi still can not rely on right-back Joao Lucas. After recovering from muscle edema in his right thigh, he only performed activities in the inner region of CT Rei Pelé on Tuesday.

Already two embezzlers are strikers Lucas Barbosa and Lucas Braga. Barbosa sprained his left ankle in the match against Grêmio. After examinations, a ligament injury was found in the left ankle.

Lucas Braga treats pubic pain. a saints I worked with the expectation of being able to already count on the striker in his Copa Sudamericana debut against Blooming. However, the player again felt pain in the pubic region.

Because of this, Braga had to fall back in the process of returning. The player was doing individual action with the ball on the field as well as in the gym. This Tuesday, the athlete unofficially told reporters who accompanied the training that he was pain-free.

Peixe’s technical committee understands that Lucas Braga needs to feel safe to get back to work. The player was dealing with pain during the Campeonato Paulista, but remained available for help saints At a difficult time within the country.

Potential Thursday duel fish contains: John Powell; Nathan, Messias, Eduardo Bormann and Felipe Jonathan; Camacho, Dodi, and Lucas Lima; Daniel Ruiz (Angelo), Sotildo and Marcos Leonardo.