With the season starting the following day, it will give the likes of Felipe Anderson, Ibson and new signing Jonas to press their claims before the start of the Libertadores assault. The hope would then be to keep two sides operating throughout the continental competition.
Santos struggled in the later part of this current campaign, with Arouca, Elano, Leo and Adriano amongst those picking up injuries and missing large chunks of the season’s finale. Paulo Henrique Ganso was the most extreme case, picking up two major injuries in the last campaign.
Possible State Championships line-up:
Rafael; Jonas, Bruno Rodrigo, Bruno Aguiar, Pará; Anderson Carvalho, Henrique, Ibson, Felipe Anderson; Alan Kardec, Rentería.
