Ceará holds another session at Vovozão, eyes Ponte Preta clash | OneFootball

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Ceará continues its preparation schedule for the match on 08/07 against Ponte Preta, in another game of the 2026 Brazilian Série B Championship. This Thursday, activities continued with another training session at CT de Porangabuçu. cearasc.com spoke exclusively with Alvinegro head of health and performance André Martins about the importance of this period without official matches for the team’s preparation in terms of physical and clinical matters.

Amid the mid-season transfer window, the Alvinegro squad has undergone a series of changes, meaning players are at different stages physically, something that is eased during a period without activities like this, according to André Martins.

“This period is very important, first of all, because today we have a certain heterogeneity in the squad. We have players arriving after a period of inactivity, so they come in at a slower pace than the players who have been here since the start of the season. With a break like this, we can get closer to leveling things out in terms of strength, fitness, match rhythm, and the adaptation period for returning to training and matches,” Martins assessed.

The schedule also includes a break from specific activities for those players who are more physically worn out, along with workload control aimed at their recovery and helping them return at a higher physical level.

“We have some players who have been on a very heavy run, given the coaching staff’s need to keep using them constantly. This moment allows us to rest some players and help them recover physically. Very often this accumulated load is also associated with muscle complaints and joint pain, so we’re able to improve that situation as well, including for some specific players,” he said.

Ceará’s preparation will include two more training days this week, with sessions scheduled for Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Then, after a day off on Sunday, training will run from Monday to Thursday, the day before the match.

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