Cuca Keeps Santos Core for 11 a.m. Neo Química Arena Test — Santos Vs Coritiba

Santos vs Coritiba arrives Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Neo Química Arena with both sides carrying very different pressure. Santos can move farther from the relegation zone with a win, while Coritiba is trying to stop a five-match winless run and protect its position with only Série A left this season.

Neymar And Cuca At Santos

Cuca is expected to keep the same base team that beat Bragantino and Coritiba, and Neymar is expected to play his last match before the Brazilian national team call-up for the World Cup. Santos enters on a seven-game unbeaten run and is chasing a third consecutive win in the season.

That run includes its advance to the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil against Coritiba. Adonis Frías has scored two goals in the last games and is expected to stay in the lineup, giving Santos a sharper edge on a day when a result could push the club farther from danger.

Coritiba With 20 Points

Coritiba arrives after being eliminated from the Copa do Brasil in midweek and has not won since April 19, when it beat Atlético-MG 2-0. The team has 20 points and needs to end a five-match winless streak to avoid letting the bottom of the table draw closer.

Josué had a back problem and received an injection but is expected to play. Lucas Ronier is suspended, while Fabinho, Keno, Pedro Morisco, Maicon and Rodrigo Rodrigues are out of the squad for injury or recovery reasons.

Premiere Broadcasts Neo Química Arena

Premiere will broadcast the match across Brazil, and ge will follow the action in real time. Santos is missing João Schmidt with a posterior thigh muscle injury, while Luan Peres has returned to the squad list.

For readers tracking the lineup picture, the strongest theme is stability at Santos and survival at Coritiba. One side arrives with seven games unbeaten and a chance to widen its gap from the relegation zone; the other comes in with 20 points, a five-match winless stretch and a roster thinned by suspension, injuries and the burden of only one competition left to play.