Line-up: São Paulo lose key starter for Coritiba clash, changes likely | OneFootball

São Paulo opened the doors of SuperCT to the press during Tuesday's training session, the last one before facing Coritiba in the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship. The Tricolor from São Paulo finished their preparations for the match and lost a trio of players, including a starter.

Danielzinho, Alisson, and Lucca will not travel with the squad. The midfielder will be rested due to significant fatigue after the match against Red Bull Bragantino, but there is no major concern. The club is taking a cautious approach to avoid the situation worsening into an injury. For this reason, he was substituted last Saturday.

Meanwhile, Alisson has come down with a virus, and Lucca felt pain in his left thigh. The trio trained separately from the rest of the team on Tuesday morning and are unavailable for the match.

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How was the training session?

André Silva, who finished his physical transition phase last Monday, had his first training session with the full São Paulo squad. The forward has recovered from a right knee injury, but is also not expected to be included for this midweek fixture.

The players began their activities in the SuperCT gym. Next, they formed the famous ‘rondo’ in the center of the field and did some technical work. After that, the training session was closed to the press, and Hernán Crespo worked on tactical adjustments.

The squad will travel to Curitiba (PR) later on Tuesday. São Paulo will visit Coritiba this Wednesday, starting at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Estádio Couto Pereira, in a match valid for the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship.

Probable São Paulo lineup

With the Paulista semifinal coming up this weekend, there is a possibility that Crespo will make changes to the starting lineup for the match against Coritiba.

A probable São Paulo lineup is: Rafael; Maik (Lucas Ramon), Arboleda (Sabino) and Dória (Alan Franco) and Wendell; Pablo Maia, Marcos Antônio and Cauly (Bobadilla); Luciano, Lucas and Tapia (Calleri).

São Paulo’s current form

After defeating Red Bull Bragantino in the quarterfinals, São Paulo will face Palmeiras in the semifinal of the Paulistão, at Arena Barueri. In the Brasileirão, the Tricolor is in second place with seven points, the same as leaders Palmeiras.

Upcoming São Paulo matches

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