Good news: Sabino steps up injury recovery, joins squad training | OneFootball

São Paulo’s squad continued their mid-season training work on Wednesday morning (15) at the Barra Funda Training Center. The coaching staff’s focus is on the team’s physical and tactical preparation ahead of the resumption of the Brazilian Championship and the Copa Sudamericana round of 16.

The main news from the session was center back Sabino’s progress in recovery. Being treated for a muscle injury in the back of his right thigh, the defender took part in part of the activities with the rest of the group and then carried out specific transition work under the supervision of the fitness department.

Details of the tactical work on the pitch

Under head coach Dorival Júnior’s guidance, the players followed a training schedule divided into three main stages:

Activation and agility: Initial work focused on mobility, agility, acceleration and deceleration drills, as well as a possession-retention exercise under pressure in a reduced space;

Build-up play: The squad was split into three teams for guided tactical simulations, with special emphasis on playing out from the back and transitioning into the attacking half;

Simulation and set pieces: A full-team scrimmage with direct matchups between the projected teams, along with extensive drills on positioning and taking defensive and attacking set pieces.

Planning and return schedule

The Tricolor squad returns to training at the Barra Funda Training Center this Thursday (16) to continue the adjustments planned for the period without official matches due to the break in the calendar because of the World Cup.

On Friday (17), Dorival will lead the squad in two more training matches, against Ferroviária and Grêmio Mauaense.

São Paulo’s official return to action is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) next Wednesday (22), against Athletico-PR, in the Brasileirão. The match will be played at Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques, in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo state.

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