The technical committee of Santos look at Sao Paulo Junior Football Cup with attention in search of reinforcements for the professional squad in the 2022 season.
Coach Fábio Carille watches the games from his home and receives analysis from assistants and performance analysts. Copinha is at the beginning, but Peixe already has five favorites for promotion to the main group.
Right-back Sandro, left-back Lucas Pires, midfielder Lucas Barbosa and forwards Weslley Patati and Rwan please and were already well evaluated even before the grassroots competition began.
Among the five, Sandro and Lucas Barbosa rose under the command of former coach Ariel Holan in 2021 and did not sign. Lucas Pires arrived from Corinthians in the second half and stands out. And Patati and Rwan are the stars of the team. Defender Jair, 16, is seen as a future star, however, Peixe adopts caution and should leave him one more year in the under-20.
Weslley Patati and Rwan are Santos’ top scorers so far, with two goals each. Patati missed the first round because of Covid-19 and needed 45 minutes to score twice, provide an assist and concede a penalty. Peixe beat Operário 2-1 and Rondoniense 3-0. The next match will be against Ferroviária, this Sunday. Alvinegro is already classified for the second phase.
Carille awaits the development of Copinha, in addition to the reinforcements sought by director Edu Dracena, to define who will be available in the Paulista Championship. At first, Sandro, Lucas Pires, Lucas Barbosa, Weslley Patati and Rwan started ahead. The professional cast reappears next Sunday (9).
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