We are building up to the Botafogo vs Cruzeiro Serie A match which kicks off very shortly, and the players are now available.
First off, the starting eleven for Botafogo which has been officially confirmed as:
Botafogo
John Victor Maciel Furtado
Also known as John
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.96m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Diadema, Brazil
Fernando Marçal Oliveira
Also known as Marçal
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Lucas Halter
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 87kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Salto, Brazil
Bartolomeu Jacinto Quissanga
Also known as Bastos
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Angola
Place of birth: Angola
Damián Suárez
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Montevideo, Uruguay
Danilo Barbosa da Silva
Also known as Danilo Barbosa
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Simões Filho, Brazil
Danilo Neves Pinheiro
Also known as Tchê Tchê
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Óscar Romero
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 32
Jefferson Savarino
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 27
Igor Jesus Maciel da Cruz #99
Also known as Igor Jesus
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Cuiabá, Brazil
Francisco das Chagas Soares
Also known as Tiquinho Soares
Forward
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Sousa, Brazil
The starting line-up for Cruzeiro has also been confirmed as:
Cruzeiro
Cássio Ramos
Also known as Cássio
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 92kg
Age: 37
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Veranópolis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Marlon Rodrigues Xavier
Also known as Marlon
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Cascavel, Brazil
Lucas Villalba
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Florencio Varela, Argentina
João Marcelo Messias Ferreira
Also known as João Marcelo
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
William de Asevedo Furtado
Also known as William
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Pelotas, Brazil
Lucas Romero
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Matheus Henrique De Souza #18
Also known as Matheus Henrique
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Álvaro Barreal
Forward
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira
Also known as Matheus Pereira
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Lautaro Díaz
Forward
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kaio Jorge Pinto Ramos #9
Also known as Kaio Jorge
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Olinda, Brazil
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