Before heading to Santa Catarina, where they face Avaí this Sunday (24.05), at 16 pm, the red-black squad trained hard on the morning of this Friday (22.05), at the George Helal Training Center, preparing to seek the three points away from home.

In a closed session for the press, Vanderlei Luxemburgo led a tactical training session at Ninho do Urubu. Gabriel, Alecsandro, Paulinho, Éverton, and Arthur Maia then practiced penalty kicks. At the end of Friday's session (May 22.05), the red-and-black coach released the list of players selected for this Sunday's match at Ressacada. Check it out:

goalkeepers

Cesar and Paulo Victor

defenders

Bressan, Frauches, Marcelo, Samir, Wallace

sides

Anderson Pico, Armero, Pará

Defensive Midfielders

Caceres, Canteros, Jonas, Luiz Antonio, Marcio Araújo

Midfielder

Almir, Arthur Maia, Everton, Gabriel

Strikers

Alecsandro, Douglas Baggio, Paulinho

Vanderlei Luxemburgo also took the opportunity to ask for the nation's support at the start of the Brazilian Championship and assured that, with dedication, the squad will perform better. "I urge the fans to believe in what we're doing. It's a serious job. We've played two rounds so far, and I've seen that the squad is on track. We lack a bit of last year's concentration, but we'll get it right. I don't think everything is wrong. We'll adjust. The fans can believe," he concluded.

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