São Paulo at full strength for derby against Palmeiras | OneFootball

São Paulo finished their preparations on the morning of this Saturday (28th) for the match against Palmeiras, in the single semifinal of the Campeonato Paulista, which takes place this Sunday (3/1), at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at Arena Barueri.

The day at Barra Funda began with a video shown in the CT auditorium and, afterwards, the players went to the pitch for warm-ups under the guidance of the fitness staff.

After the initial exercises, coach Hernán Crespo divided the squad into two groups. One group did a tactical drill, 11 against 11, in a designated area of the field, where the coach made the final adjustments to the team for the Choque-Rei and decided on the starting lineup.

For these players, there was also additional work on offensive and defensive set pieces. Meanwhile, the other group of players trained on another field, working on small-sided games.

NO ABSENCES!

Rested in the 1-0 win over Coritiba in the Campeonato Brasileiro, right-back Lucas Ramon, center-back Sabino, and midfielder Danielzinho are available again. Coach Hernán Crespo has, in fact, included all players in the squad and will have his full strength for the derby.

The exceptions are the youngsters who will play against Vasco da Gama in the Brasileiro Under-20, at 3 PM this Sunday, in Nova Iguaçu: Igor Felisberto, Nicolas, Djhordney, Pedro Ferreira, and Tete.

The player who will miss out for Tricolor in the Choque-Rei, which is worth a spot in the state final, is center-back Alan Franco, who was sent off in the quarterfinals against Bragantino, in Bragança Paulista.

Throughout the week, Crespo trained tactical variations with three and two center-backs. He may spring a surprise by reinforcing the defensive system and leaving Lucas out of the starting lineup, saving the number 7 for the final stages of the derby that decides a spot in the final.

The likely São Paulo lineup for the derby should be Rafael; Lucas Ramon, Arboleda, Sabino, and Enzo Díaz; Bobadilla, Danielzinho, Marcos Antônio, and Lucas (Ferraresi or Toloi); Luciano and Calleri.

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