There are great expectations in Brazil for Santos-Sao Paulo, which is due to take place on Sunday at 4 pm local time in Vila Belmiro.
The tickets for this derby match sold out yesterday and the Paulista defender, Anderson Martins, as reported by Globoesporte, is aware of the fact that he will face an opponent unbeaten for five matches and a striker, Gabriel Barbosa, who is in great shape:
“Gabriel is a great player and we know that Santos has a very strong team, of course we have to pay special attention to him because he is a reference point for Santos and the top scorer in the Brazilian championship, but we will have to fight with an equally strong team, and we hope to put in a great performance in the derby.”
Gabriel Barbosa is currently on loan at Santos from Inter, but he is unlikely to make a return to Milano anytime soon despite a phase of good form in Brazil.