The time is almost upon us for the Arouca vs Paços de Ferreira Primeira Liga game which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the team line-ups have just been announced.
Here is the starting XI for Arouca which has been confirmed as follows:
Arouca
Thiago Rodrigues Silva #16
Also known as Thiago Rodrigues
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mateus Quaresma Correia #6
Also known as Mateus Quaresma
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Bom Retiro do Sul, Brazil
João Othavio Basso #13
Also known as João Basso
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Curitiba, Brazil
Nino Galović #44
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Croatia
Place of birth: Croatia
Tiago Alexandre de Sousa Esgaio #28
Also known as Tiago Esgaio
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Nazaré, Portugal
Ismaila Soro #23
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Yakassé-Mé, Ivory Coast
David Martins Simão #5
Also known as David Simão
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Portugal
Morlaye Sylla #2
Midfielder
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Guinea
Place of birth: Conakry, Guinea
Alán Ruíz #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: La Plata, Argentina
Antony Alves Santos #11
Also known as Antony
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Rafael Sebastián Mújica García #19
Also known as Rafa Mújica
Forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
The team sheet line-up for Paços de Ferreira has also been confirmed as:
Paços de Ferreira
José Carlos Coentrão Marafona #28
Also known as Marafona
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Vitorino Gabriel Pacheco Antunes #5
Also known as Antunes
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Freamunde, Portugal
Nuno Miguel Reis Lima #3
Also known as Nuno Lima
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Porto, Portugal
Jóbson de Brito Gonzaga #25
Also known as Maracás
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Itiruçu, Brazil
Juan Delgado #15
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Chile
Place of birth: Santiago de Chile, Chile
Rui Miguel Guerra Pires #26
Also known as Rui Pires
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Mirandela, Portugal
Jordan Holsgrove #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Scotland
Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland
Paulo Guilherme Gonçalves Bernardo #55
Also known as Paulo Bernardo
Midfielder
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Almada, Portugal
Nicolás Gaitán #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: San Martín, Argentina
Nigel Thomas #7
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Netherlands
Place of birth: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alexandre Xavier Pereira Guedes #30
Also known as Guedes
Forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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