O palm trees awaits the evolution of Gabriel Menino, but may not count on him in this Wednesday’s match against Barcelona, from Ecuador, for the fourth round of the Conmebol Libertadores.
At 1 min of the 2nd half – Gabriel Menino leaves the lawn after injury
The midfielder was replaced at the beginning of the second half of this Sunday’s victory over Coritiba, by 3 to 1, by the Brasileirão, with pain in his left foot, and runs the risk of losing the next match, scheduled for 21:30 (from Brasilia). ), at Allianz Parque. A Globo TVwill transmit, and the ge report in real time, with exclusive videos.
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With that, the midfield can become a big headache for Abel Ferreira. Menino’s immediate reserve is also out: Richard Ríos was sent off in the match against Cerro Porteño and will face automatic suspension.
– We won’t have Ríos on Wednesday, the Boy had to be substituted. I already said, midfield we have good players, let’s look inside, we have Jailson, Fabinho, who if they don’t play, neither Menino or Ríos are the ones we have – he said.
When Menino had to leave on Sunday, Richard Ríos took his place, while Fabinho replaced Zé Rafael. The number 25 is who played the most in the season: 33 times.
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On the other hand, Raphael Veiga, suspended in the Brasileirão, has conditions to play again. O palm trees need a point to guarantee qualification for the round of 16 of the Libertadores.
At the moment, Verdão is second in Group C with the same nine points as leader Bolívar, but behind on goal difference: six to four. Barcelona and Cerro Porteño each have three.
Barcelona will face palm trees in the midst of a crisis. On Sunday, coach Fabián Bustos resigned, and the team travels to Brazil with Segundo Castillo as interim.
Former Santos commander, Bustos made the decision after Barcelona lost 3-1 to Emelec, Saturday, at the Equatoriano. The team was defeated in the last three games, two for the national championship, and one for Libertadores, against Bolívar.
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2 of 2 Fabián Bustos, former coach of Barcelona, Ecuador — Photo: Disclosure Fabián Bustos, former coach of Barcelona, Ecuador – Photo: Disclosure
Bustos was in his second spell at Barcelona and led the team in the 2-0 defeat by Verdão in Guayaquil.
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