The time is edging ever-closer to the Cruzeiro vs Red Bull Bragantino Serie A clash which is scheduled to start shortly, and the players have now been announced.
First off, the starting XI for Cruzeiro which has been officially confirmed as:
Cruzeiro
Matheus Cunha Queiroz
Also known as Cunha
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Tupi Paulista, Brazil
Kaiki Bruno da Silva
Also known as Kaiki
Defender
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Betem, Brazil
Jonathan de Jesus Alves
Also known as Jesus
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Vicente, Brazil
Fabrício Bruno Soares de Faria
Also known as Bruno
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Contagem, Brazil
Fágner Conserva Lemos
Also known as Fágner
Defender
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Christian Roberto Alves Cardoso
Also known as Christian
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Curitiba, Brazil
Gerson Santos da Silva
Also known as Gerson
Midfielder
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Belford Roxo, Brazil
Lucas Silva Borges
Also known as Silva
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Bom Jesus de Goiás, Brazil
Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira
Also known as Pereira
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Keny Arroyo
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 20
Néiser Villarreal
Forward
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 20
The starting line-up for Red Bull Bragantino has also been confirmed as follows:
Red Bull Bragantino
Tiago Luis Volpi
Also known as Volpi
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 87kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Blumenau, Brazil
Luis Antonio da Rocha Jr.
Also known as Capixaba
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil
Gustavo Marques Alves dos Santos
Also known as Marques
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Alix Vinicius de Souza Sampaio
Also known as Vinicius
Defender
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Simões Filho, Brazil
Andrés Hurtado
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 24
Matheus Fernandes
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Itaboraí, Brazil
Gabriel Girotto Franco
Also known as Gabriel
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Campinas, Brazil
Ignacio Sosa
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Montevideo, Uruguay
Vinicius Mendonça Pereira
Also known as Vinicinho
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Lucas Henrique Barbosa
Also known as Barbosa
Forward
Height: 1.94m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Bebedouro, Brazil
Isidro Pitta
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 26
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