Beset by problems: São Paulo miss 10 v Inter, Roger names new faces | OneFootball

If São Paulo will already have striker Artur available against Internacional, when the Brasileirão resumes this Wednesday (4/1), the last-minute signing who has joined the team, they will be without no fewer than ten players for the away clash.

Between injuries, suspension, and players called up for their national teams, Tricolor finds itself extremely depleted in this return from the FIFA international break, and Roger Machado will include some names in the squad for the first time at Beira-Rio, such as the aforementioned Artur, as well as full-back Moreira, back at São Paulo after a not very successful loan spell at Porto.

The absences begin at left-back, with Enzo Díaz suspended after receiving his third yellow card in the defeat to Palmeiras. Added to that are the injured Lucas, with fractures in two ribs, Ryan, in recovery after surgery on his left knee, and the latest addition to the injury list, center-back Alan Franco, who felt pain in his right calf, did not train this Tuesday (31), and is out of the match in the South.

And the group of called-up players has also become a problem for Roger. With the Chile and Paraguay national teams, Tapia and Bobadilla will not return in time because of their countries’ friendlies, in addition to the quartet called up to the Brazil U-20 national team.

Right-back Igor Felisberto, midfielders Djhordney and Pedro Ferreira, and the skillful forward Lucca will play another friendly for Brazil against Paraguay this Tuesday. São Paulo even tried to secure the winger’s early release, but the CBF denied the request.

As a result, the player included in the squad for the second time and who could make his debut for Tricolor is 18-year-old forward Tetê, one of the standout players from the U-20 team. He arrived at Cotia at the age of nine, in 2016, and won four youth titles, highlighted by the Copinha and the 2025 U-20 Copa do Brasil. This year, he was a starter in the Copinha runner-up campaign and then began training with the senior squad.

So, with plenty of absences and new faces, Roger Machado wrapped up Tricolor’s preparations on Tuesday morning at the Barra Funda training center, where he defined the team’s lineup for the visit to Inter, the coach’s former club.

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