André Silva returns for São Paulo, may face Coritiba in Brasileirão | OneFootball

After a day off following the 2-1 victory over Bragantino, which secured a spot in the semifinals of the Paulistão, the São Paulo squad reconvened on the morning of this Monday (23) at the Barra Funda training center and began preparations for their next game against Coritiba.

The match will be valid for the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship and will be played from 7:30 PM (Brasília time) on Wednesday (25), at the Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba (PR).

And the Tricolor had a big news. Recovered from a right knee injury suffered on August 24 last year, during a match against Atlético-MG, forward André Silva completed the transition period with physical preparation and returned to unrestricted training alongside his teammates. He participated in all the activities proposed by the coaching staff this morning.

Alongside André on the field were the players who did not start against Bragantino – these did exercises in the gym under the command of the physical preparation team and then went to the field for a run. The exception was defender Alan Franco, sent off at the end of the match in Bragança, who joined part of the ball work.

Hernán Crespo and his assistants called up players from the youth categories to complement a 11 vs 11 scrimmage in which different formations were observed and specific game situations were simulated.

As there is a classic match against Palmeiras in the state semifinal over the weekend, the tendency is for Crespo to rest some starters against Coritiba, mixing the squad. André Silva might appear on the bench.

A probable São Paulo lineup could be Rafael; Maik, Alan Franco, Dória, and Wendell (Enzo Díaz); Pablo Maia, Negrucci (Marcos Antônio), Danielzinho, and Cauly (Arboleda); Ferreirinha and Tapia (Luciano).

The Tricolor will train again on the afternoon of this Tuesday (24), once more at the Barra Funda training center, and will travel to the capital of Paraná in the evening on a chartered Sideral flight.

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