We are building up to the Vasco da Gama vs Botafogo Serie A clash which kicks off very shortly, and the team sheets are in.
First off, the starting XI for Vasco da Gama which has been officially confirmed as:
Vasco da Gama
Leonardo César Jardim
Also known as Jardim
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Luis Eduardo Soares da Silva
Also known as Cuiabano
Defender
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Cuiabá, Brazil
Robert Renan Alves Barbosa
Also known as Renan
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brasília, Brazil
Alan Saldivia
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Rivera, Uruguay
José Luis Rodríguez
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Canelones, Uruguay
Thiago Henrique Mendes Ribeiro
Also known as Mendes
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Luís, Brazil
Cauan Lucas Barros da Luz
Also known as Barros
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Petrolândia, Brazil
Danilo Neves Pinheiro
Also known as Tchê
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Johan Rojas
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 23
David Corrêa da Fonseca
Also known as David
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Vitória, Brazil
Andrés Gómez
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 23
The team sheet line-up for Botafogo has also been confirmed as follows:
Botafogo
Raul Jonas Steffens
Also known as Raul
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Lagoa dos Três Cantos, Brazil
Alex Nicolao Telles
Also known as Telles
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Alexander Barboza
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 88kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Nahuel Ferraresi #2
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 27
Victor Alexander da Silva
Also known as Vitinho
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Edenílson Andrade dos Santos
Also known as Edenílson
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Allan Marques Loureiro
Also known as Allan
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Danilo dos Santos
Also known as Danilo
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Salvador, Brazil
Matheus Martins Silva dos Santos
Also known as Martins
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Campo Grande, Brazil
Arthur Mendonça Cabral
Also known as Cabral
Forward
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Campina Grande, Brazil
José Antonio dos Santos Júnior
Also known as Santos
Forward
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Conceição do Jacuípe, Brazil
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