Lucas trains with squad on return, boosts São Paulo hopes before Copa | OneFootball

São Paulo’s delegation is already back at the Barra Funda training center after the goalless draw with Millonarios on Tuesday night (28) in Colombia, which kept the club at the top of Group C in the Copa Sudamericana, now with seven points from three matches.

After landing in Guarulhos, São Paulo, early on Wednesday morning (29), the group headed to the training center, where they met the players who had not traveled and were already training in the state capital.

The activities for this part of the squad included attacking midfielder Lucas, who had been going through the transition phase with the fitness staff in recent days after suffering fractures to two ribs.

The No. 7 took part in the entire field session this morning, which began with strength exercises and a fitness circuit.

The midfielder was injured on March 18 in the match against Atlético-MG. His first activities on the pitch began last week. With his recovery progressing, São Paulo hopes to have Lucas back even before the break in the calendar for the World Cup.

Then, with the presence of some youth academy players, the squad was divided into two teams for a small-sided game. There was also some finishing work.

Defensive midfielder Pablo Maia, who underwent surgery to repair fractures to his nose and face, trained indoors with the coaching staff and also did some light running on the pitch.

This Thursday (30), with the entire squad together, Tricolor will continue preparations for the clash with Bahia. The match is scheduled for next Sunday (3) at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, for the 14th round of the Brasileirão.

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