Depleted São Paulo return to training, begin preparations to face Grêmio | OneFootball

On Thursday afternoon, after a triple break, the São Paulo squad returned to training at SuperCT. With some players missing, the Tricolor Paulista began preparations to face Grêmio after the Fifa date, in a match valid for the Brazilian Championship.

Ferraresi (Venezuela), Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay) and Gonzalo Tapia (Chile) reported to their respective national teams and did not participate in Thursday's training.

São Paulo visits Grêmio next Thursday (16), at 7pm (Brasília time), at the Grêmio Arena, in Porto Alegre.

How was the training?

At SuperCT, the players started activities on Thursday with coordinative, mobility and core exercises guided by physical preparation.

Then, already on the field, coach Hernán Crespo and his technical staff divided the athletes into three teams - eight players each - for duels in a reduced field: while two teams faced each other, the third performed physical work with the trainers.

São Paulo will continue preparations for the match against Grêmio on Friday morning, starting at 9:30 am, again at SuperCT.

Absences and medical department situation

During this training period amid the Fifa date, coach Hernán Crespo will not have Ferraresi (Venezuela), Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay) and Gonzalo Tapia (Chile), called up to serve their national teams. The first two may miss the match against Grêmio, as they play on the 14th.

The medical department, despite recent relief, is still full. The most serious cases continue to be those of Calleri (surgery on the left knee cruciate ligament), Ryan Francisco (rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and injury to the left knee meniscus) and André Silva (injury to the posterior cruciate ligament and strain on the right knee anterior cruciate ligament).

Other athletes who are still recovering, but with less severe injuries, are defender Rafael Tolói (injury to the posterior region of the left thigh) and midfielder Luan (injury to the right leg adductor muscle).

On the other hand, for the match against Grêmio, Crespo will have the return of striker Rigoni, who served a suspension against Palmeiras. A certain absence is midfielder Pablo Maia, suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards.

São Paulo's situation in the Brasileirão

São Paulo is stuck in the Brasileirão table and occupies the eighth position, with 38 points. The Tricolor Paulista comes from a defeat to Palmeiras, at Morumbis, for the 27th round of the national tournament.

Upcoming São Paulo matches

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