The time is almost upon us for the Cerezo Osaka vs Nagoya Grampus J1 League match which kicks off very shortly, and the teams have now been announced.
First off, the starting XI for Cerezo Osaka which is confirmed as follows:
Cerezo Osaka
Jin-hyeon Kim #21
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Korea Republic
Place of birth: Korea Republic
Kakeru Funaki #14
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Ryuya Nishio #33
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Koji Toriumi #24
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Chiba, Japan
Hayato Okuda #16
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Shunta Tanaka #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Hiroaki Okuno #25
Midfielder
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
João Victor da Vitória Fernandes #27
Also known as Capixaba
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Guarapari, Brazil
Satoki Uejo #7
Forward
Height: 1.66m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Okinawa, Japan
Lucas Fernandes #77
Also known as Lucas Fernandes
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Uniao dos Palmares, Brazil
Leonardo de Sousa Pereira #9
Also known as Léo Ceará
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Fortaleza, Brazil
The starting line-up for Nagoya Grampus has also been confirmed as follows:
Nagoya Grampus
Mitchell Langerak #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Emerald, Australia
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni #20
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Higashimurayama, Japan
Chang-rae Ha #3
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Korea Republic
Place of birth: Seoul, Korea Republic
Yuki Nogami #2
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Sho Inagaki #15
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Keiya Shiihashi #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Tsukasa Morishima #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 59kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Katsuhiro Nakayama #27
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Tojiro Kubo #25
Forward
Height: 1.67m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yuya Yamagishi #11
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Chiba, Japan
Kensuke Nagai #18
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
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