Lucas and Oscar duo: main hope only played together in Paulistão | OneFootball

The São Paulo fan started 2025 with a very clear expectation: what would the team be like with the duo Lucas and Oscar playing together. But, well, that hasn't happened so far.

With their two main players dealing with a routine of injuries throughout mainly this second semester, the Morumbi club went through the Brazil and Libertadores cups, where it was eliminated in both in the quarterfinals, without the presence of the idols.

In practice, they have played together so far in only 21% of São Paulo's 52 games this season. That is, on average, only one in every five matches of the team had the highest paid stars of the squad on the field at the same time.

Truth be told, Lucas and Oscar have not played together for Tricolor for quite some time: more precisely since March 10, in the elimination against rival Palmeiras in the semifinal of the Paulista Championship.

From there, either one or the other, was handed over to the medical department with an injury. That night, Lucas Moura felt pain in his right knee, starting a long period of treatment. Months later, Oscar would also face a serious problem: fractures in three lumbar vertebrae suffered in a classic against Corinthians, in July.

Lucas Moura played 11 times in the Paulistão, in addition to four games in the Libertadores and four in the Brasileirão. After several relapses, he underwent arthroscopy on his right knee in August and began a longer recovery process.

Oscar participated in 12 games for the Paulista, six for the Brasileiro, two for the Libertadores and one for the Brazil Cup. At 34, he needed conservative treatment after the back injury and only recently returned to training with the group.

In the period when the two were together, São Paulo had five victories, three draws and three defeats. Even without great brilliance, the presence of Lucas and Oscar gave another weight to the team. And they would certainly bring an important differential for Tricolor in the dispute of the most fundamental knockout stages of the season.

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