Coach Andrade will have significant absences next Sunday. In the final match of the Guanabara Cup qualifying round, the Rubro-Negro faces Boavista at 19:30 pm at Raulino de Oliveira Stadium in Volta Redonda. Top scorer Vagner Love, who has already scored six goals in four matches, will be out, as will midfielders Toró and Willians, and defenders David and Ronaldo Angelim. As a result, Bruno Mezenga, Lenon, and Fabrício will earn starting positions.

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The Love Gunner's case isn't a concern. He felt pain in his right thigh and was rested by the red-and-black medical department to avoid fatigue on the eve of the Guanabara Cup semifinal. In his place will be Bruno Mezenga, who has two goals in the competition.

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"Vagner had already been complaining of pain, so the coaching staff decided to rest him for Sunday's game. Bruno Mezenga comes in, so as not to change the way he plays," said Andrade.

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The defense is also shorthanded. If Alvaro returns after serving a suspension, Ronaldo Angelim will be rested to avoid a possible third yellow card, which would rule him out of the semifinals. This is also the case with David.

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"David and Angelim have two cards, and this is not the time to risk a possible suspension for the semi-final," explained the coach.

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Willians has not yet recovered from his left ankle injury and remains out, as does Toró, who was sent off in the match against Duque de Caxias. The team will feature Bruno, Léo Moura, Álvaro, Fabrício, and Juan; Lenon, Fernando, Kleberson, and Vinícius Pacheco; Adriano and Mezenga. The lineup has been approved by Leonardo Moura.

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"I'm sure that whoever comes in will do well. Last year it was like that, and this year it won't be any different. We have a strong squad and that's very important," he added.