São Paulo train again after draw, internationals back, defender in Reffis | OneFootball

Back at the Barra Funda training center after a 1-1 draw with Internacional away from home last Wednesday (1), the São Paulo squad was already back in training on the morning of this Thursday (2) with an eye on their next Brazilian Championship fixture: against Cruzeiro at Morumbi, in a match scheduled for Saturday (4) at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time), valid for the competition’s tenth round.

Tricolor’s preparation for this weekend’s clash featured important returns this morning: midfielder Bobadilla and forward Tapia, who represented Paraguay and Chile, respectively, during the FIFA international window, returned and did recovery work alongside the players who started against Inter.

The midfielder started both matches for the Paraguayan national team, against Greece and Morocco, while the center forward came on in both of Chile’s matches and found the net against Cape Verde and New Zealand.

Like the duo, youngsters Igor Felisberto, Djhordney, Pedro Ferreira, and Lucca have also returned after representing the Brazil U-20 national team, which played two friendlies against Paraguay.

Pedro Ferreira, who did not play in the second match against the Paraguayans, and Igor Felisberto, who came on during the game, featured for São Paulo’s U-20 side last Wednesday (1) in the match against Grêmio in Cotia (SP), for the Brazilian Championship in the category.

Finally, Tricolor may also count on the return of left-back Enzo Díaz. The Argentine served an automatic suspension for his third yellow card in the Brasileirão and is once again available to head coach Roger Machado.

Meanwhile, center-back Alan Franco, who has pain in his right calf, remained under treatment at Reffis.

Thursday’s training session began with a warm-up led by the fitness staff. The squad then carried out a short-space possession drill under pressure. After that, the coaching staff ran two more activities: attack versus defense and a scrimmage between two teams.

This Friday (3), São Paulo will hold their final training session before hosting the Minas Gerais side at Morumbi.

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