São Paulo get bench boost, Tapia starts v Vasco: line-ups here | OneFootball

São Paulo is set to face Vasco on Sunday night, in the 31st round of the Brazilian Championship. The match kicks off at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time), on the São Januário pitch in Rio de Janeiro (RJ). Check out the lineups.

São Paulo Lineup

For this match, coach Hernán Crespo has an even longer list of absences. In addition to the injured players, Maik and Luciano are also out, both suspended.

On the other hand, he can count on the return of defender Rafael Tolói, who has recovered from a left thigh injury that kept him out for a month. Ferraresi is available again after serving a suspension against Bahia and will start on the bench. Sabino will be in the starting lineup. In attack, Tapia starts alongside Lucas Moura.

The São Paulo starting eleven is: Rafael; Sabino, Arboleda, and Alan Franco; Maílton, Pablo Maia, Bobadilla, Marcos Antônio, and Enzo Díaz; Lucas Moura and Gonzalo Tapia.

More São Paulo Absences

The players currently in the Medical Department are: Calleri (in transition with physical preparation after left knee surgery), Ryan (left knee surgery), André Silva (posterior cruciate ligament injury and anterior cruciate ligament strain in the right knee), Luan (right adductor injury), Oscar (muscle injury in the left calf), Cédric (fracture in the right toe), Leandro (pain in the left knee), Dinenno (arthroscopy on the right knee), and Wendell (partial rupture of the plantar fascia in the left foot).

Vasco Lineup

Coach Fernando Diniz, who returns to the sidelines after serving a suspension in the last match, will have Rayan back. The forward has recovered from a thigh injury and will start among the first eleven.

Thus, the Vasco starting eleven is: Léo Jardim, Paulo Henrique, Carlos Cuesta, Robert Renan, Lucas Piton; Barros, Tchê Tchê, Coutinho, Rayan, Andrés Gómez, and Nuno Moreira.

Standings

São Paulo is in 10th place in the table, with 41 points, while Vasco is in eighth position with 42. The direct clash between the teams is an opportunity for Tricolor to get back into the race for a spot in the next edition of the Libertadores. Tricolor is seven points behind the G6.

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