Team news: São Paulo get injured players back, lose more for Vitória | OneFootball

After opening their Copa Sudamericana campaign with a 1-0 win over Boston River and returning from Montevideo on Wednesday morning (8), São Paulo’s squad reported back this Thursday (9) at the Barra Funda training center to begin preparations for the clash with Vitória in the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship, set for Saturday (11) at Barradão, starting at 4:30 p.m. (Brasília time).

The players who logged more minutes against the Uruguayans did controlled workload activities on the pitch. The exception was defensive midfielder Bobadilla, who remained at Reffis to treat an injury to his right leg caused by a challenge he suffered in the first half of the match.

The rest of the squad began training with strength exercises and technical drills as a warm-up. They then took part in an attack-versus-defense exercise led by Roger Machado and finished the session with a game focused on playing out from the back under pressure and building offensive moves.

Forwards Luciano and Lucca, who did not travel to Uruguay due to physical issues, took part in training normally. The No. 10 had been dealing with overload in his right calf, while the youngster had been feeling pain in the front of his right thigh.

After starting in the under-20 team’s win over Fluminense on Wednesday afternoon (8) in Cotia, in the Brazilian Championship for the category, right-back Igor Felisberto and defensive midfielder Djhordney followed their recovery schedule. Forward Ryan Francisco, who played about 30 minutes in the match, took part in ball drills with the group. The game marked the 19-year-old’s return to football after surgery to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament and repair a meniscus injury in his left knee.

Center-back Sabino, still dealing with discomfort in his right calf, and forward Calleri, following concussion protocol, stayed indoors at the training center.

The latest setback is defensive midfielder Pablo Maia, who suffered an accidental collision during training, underwent imaging tests, and was diagnosed with fractures to his nose and face. He will undergo surgery this Friday (10) at Albert Einstein Hospital.

São Paulo will hold one more training session on Friday morning (10) before traveling to Salvador, Bahia, in the afternoon.

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