Urgent: Eye on Libertadores, São Paulo lose Ferreirinha for Botafogo clash | OneFootball

RAFAEL EMILIANO@rafaelemilianoo

Coach Hernán Crespo suffered a last-minute setback as he prepares to select São Paulo’s lineup for the 5:30 PM (Brasília time) match this Sunday (14th), against Botafogo at Morumbi, for the Brazilian Championship.

Winger Ferreirinha, who, given Crespo’s difficulties in forming the tricolor attack for the match, had a strong chance of starting, experienced discomfort in the adductor muscle of his left thigh.

The number 11 trained on the field with a modified workload this afternoon and, by decision of the coaching staff, will be left out of the clash with the team from Rio, instead working at the Barra Funda training center on Sunday with an eye on the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals against LDU next week.

Still among the injured, midfielder Oscar, on his second day transitioning with the fitness staff after fracturing three lumbar vertebrae, followed an individualized physical training schedule and also did some ball exercises alongside youth players, still without any physical contact.

Defensive midfielder Luiz Gustavo, who is recovering from pulmonary thromboembolism, also took part in this exercise.

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