São Paulo: Bobadilla injured, Arboleda still sidelined | OneFootball

It took a while, but São Paulo has finally confirmed its first injury case of the season. Substituted in the first half of the victory over Grêmio on Wednesday (11), midfielder Bobadilla was diagnosed with trauma to the front region of his right thigh during the squad’s return to training on Thursday morning (12) at the Barra Funda training center.

According to the Morumbi club, the Paraguayan stayed inside the training center for evaluation and has already begun treatment. The expected recovery time is around two weeks, as AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR has learned.

The squad began preparations this morning for the decisive match of the eighth round of the Campeonato Paulista, against Ponte Preta, next Sunday (15), at 8:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Moisés Lucarelli stadium. To qualify for the quarterfinals, the club needs only a simple win over the already relegated opponent. Currently, São Paulo sits in eighth place on the table, with ten points.

The coaching staff split the players into two groups this morning with an eye on the upcoming decision in Campinas: the starters from the win over the team from Rio Grande do Sul did recovery exercises indoors, while the rest trained on the field.

On the pitch, activities began with physical stations set up by the trainers. The players went through a muscle strengthening workout, which was complemented by aerobic exercises.

Next, the squad did a ball possession training session and then split into four teams for small-sided matches in reduced spaces.

For the match against Ponte, the club is expected to remain without defender Arboleda. The Ecuadorian was given leave by the board to travel to his country to resolve undisclosed personal matters and does not yet have a set return date.

Given the importance of the challenge, coach Hernán Crespo is likely to maintain a core starting lineup for the clash with the Campinas side. An indication of the team to be fielded should begin to take shape this Friday (13).

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