The duel will be played at Arena Castelão, on Saturday (4), at 7pm
Coach Dorival Júnior will not have midfielder Richardson available to face Coritiba on Saturday (4th) for the 8th round of Serie A of the Brazilian Championship. The shirt 7 received the 3rd yellow card in Ceará's victory against Fortaleza, this Wednesday (1st), and will be suspended against Paraná.
On the other hand, the alvinegra team will have the return of three players: Bruno Pacheco, Geovane and Mendoza. The athletes served suspension in the Clássico-Rei. Dorival Júnior also returns to the edge of the field, after serving punishment for card accumulation. Against the arch-rival, assistant Lucas Silvestre commanded the team.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
A doubt for the match is defender Luiz Otávio. The defender left in the 21st minute of the 1st half of the Clássico-Rei after suffering a muscle injury. Gabriel Lacerda took his place.
In the medical department, Ceará has Léo Rafael and Jael (transition), Dentinho (knee trauma), Rodrigo Lindoso (edema in the left thigh) and Richard (strain of the right knee tendon).
The duel will be played at Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza (CE), at 19:00 (Brasília time).