Toloi in partial training, nears São Paulo return | OneFootball

Rafael Toloi partially trained with the São Paulo squad this Friday at the Barra Funda Training Center. It was the first time the defender worked alongside his teammates since suffering an injury to the back of his left thigh.

Toloi got injured on September 29. Since then, the defender has missed four matches, against Fortaleza, Palmeiras, Grêmio, and most recently, Mirassol.

This week, Rafael Toloi was cleared by the Medical Department to begin the transition process back to the pitch. The defender has been working on the field accompanied by fitness coaches and should soon be available again.

Toloi’s return is important in this final stretch of the season, as São Paulo has few options for the defense. Since the team usually plays with a tactical scheme involving three defenders, São Paulo needs options on the bench.

Signed with starter status, Toloi has not yet managed to establish himself as one of coach Hernán Crespo’s first choices, precisely because he hasn’t had a considerable run of games.

After ten years in Italian football, the experienced defender decided to return to Brazilian football to play for the very club that launched him onto the international stage. Now, it remains for him to show in a São Paulo shirt what he accomplished in a decade in the Old Boot.

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