Ferraresi called up for Venezuela despite injury, blow for São Paulo | OneFootball

Having missed São Paulo’s recent matches due to a left adductor injury, defender Ferraresi was called up this Friday (3rd) for the upcoming friendlies during the FIFA international window that the Venezuelan national team will play this October.

The next period designated for national teams begins this coming Monday (6th) and runs until the 14th, when Venezuela will play their second match of the window, against Belize. Before that, they face world champions Argentina on the 10th.

Ferraresi is one of the leaders of the Venezuelan defense, which fought until the last round for an unprecedented spot in the World Cup, but ended up missing out, even on the playoffs. The Tricolor player has been playing both as a center-back and as a right-back when needed.

Today, São Paulo reported that their defender went out onto the pitch at the Barra Funda training center for individual physical preparation work. He will be unavailable for this Sunday’s (5th) derby against Palmeiras at Morumbi. The next day, however, he will already have to report to his national team, but only for friendlies that no longer serve as preparation for the country. He was the only player based in Brazil called up for the squad.

The Tricolor center-back had been one of the defensive standouts for the team until he got injured at the end of September, when he played his last match against LDU, still in the game in Quito for the Libertadores. Since then, he has missed four matches with São Paulo, including the fateful elimination to the Ecuadorians at Morumbi.

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