Philippe Clement has revealed Oscar Cortes won't feature against Ajax as a precaution.
The Rangers winger - signed on another loan with an obligation to buy - is not injured but has been rested after a tough training camp in the Netherlands.
However, there was no explanation offered for James Tavernier and Todd Cantwell being left out of the matchday squad for the pre-season friendly.
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The pair have not been listed in the squad to face Ajax this afternoon and neither player featured against Standard Liege earlier this week.
However, Clement was not quizzed on their absence in an interview on Rangers TV ahead of kick-off in the Netherlands.
"Nobody will play 90 minutes, it is not possible after a training camp like that," said Clement ahead of the warm up match. "We will have a different team in the second half or last 30 minutes.
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"It is important for a lot of guys to get minutes. We had a lot of injuries last season so a lot of players are coming back out of that. We are rebuilding them step by step.
"In that way, Oscar Cortes will not play today. He is fine but he had a really tough week so there is no risk to take in this game.
"But Danilo will take his first minutes after the long injury for more than six months."
RANGERS XI: Butland, Sterling, Goldson, Davies, Jefte, Diomande, Raskin, Dowell, Lawrence, Matondo, Dessers.
SUBS: Kelly, Budinauckas, Ridvan, Souttar, Nsiala, Wright, Balogun, King, Devine, McCausland, Fraser, McKinnon, Lowry, Curtis, Barron, Nsio, Danilo.
AJAX XI: Ramaj, Rensch, Medic, Baas, Wijndal, Henderson, Rasmussen, Taylor, Akpom, Van Den Boomen, Fitz-Jim.
SUBS: Pasveer, Reverson, Gaaei, Hato Gooijer, Janse, Rijkhoff, Mannsverk, Forbs, Berghuis, Tahirovic, Hlynsson.
