Crespo boosted at São Paulo: injured players and new signings return | OneFootball

The duo is fully recovered and available for the coach against Botafogo (Photo: Rubens Chiri/SPFC)

MARCIO MONTEIRO

@avantmtricolor

The FIFA date served for São Paulo to recover some of its injured players, as well as to give more rhythm to some of its reinforcements hired in this mid-season transfer window.

After a 15-day break without games, since the 1-0 defeat to Cruzeiro away from home, for the 23rd round of the competition.

And Hernán Crespo gained some internal reinforcements, in addition to those who arrived.In São Paulo's last match, the coach had to deal with more than ten absences, between injured and suspended. Some of them have already returned.

The first to recover was midfielder Alisson, who had hip pain. He is fit, played training matches and is fighting for a starting position in the midfield. His rival for the spot is precisely another name that returned from injury, Marcos Antonio.

Marcos had an injury in the posterior region of his left thigh, but managed to recover in time and is already training normally with the other club teammates at CT da Barra Funda.

For the defense, there is also news.Arboleda has already completed the entire transition process after an injury to the rectus femoris muscle of the left thigh and is competing for a spot in the defense of São Paulo.

Of the names hired, all are in condition to be related against Botafogo. The defenderRafael Tolói has been training for three weeks at the club and could even make his return as a starter for Tricolor. The right back Maílton, now regularized and also in good physical shape, should be on the bench.

To close, the last one who arrived, Rigoni has the affection of Crespo, who requested his signing in the middle of the year. The Argentine striker was playing at his club in Mexico, has already trained with the squad at Barra Funda, andmay appear as a starter in the sector that São Paulo has the most absences.

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