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D. Dalot: 6.9
L. Yoro: 7.1
H. Maguire: 7.3
L. Shaw: 7.1
Casemiro: 8.0
K. Mainoo: 7.1
A. Diallo: 6.6
B. Fernandes: 7.5
M. Cunha: 7.6
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