Marcos Antonio injured, out for Brazil, back for São Paulo decider | OneFootball

Volante is another loss on the endless Tricolor list (Photo: Paulo Pinto/SPFC)

MARCIO MONTEIRO

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The week started badly for São Paulo. Early on Monday morning (25), the club was notified of a transfer ban by FIFA due to non-payment, had confirmed injury to André Silva, and now loses another player due to injury.

The midfielder Marcos Antonio was diagnosed with a muscle injury in the posterior region of his left thigh, which ruled him out of the victory over Atlético-MG on Sunday (24), and will also be out for at least three weeks.

Marcos felt discomfort in the posterior muscle of his left thigh and left as a precaution to avoid worsening his condition. The player himself, number 20, asked to be substituted, still in the first half of the match.

The player has already started the recovery process at Reffis Plus do Tricolor and the expectation is that Marcos can be available to the technical team of Hernán Crespo for the match against LDU, in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.

The first match of São Paulo against the Ecuadorians is on September 18, a Thursday, at 7 pm (Brasília time), in the altitude of Quito. The return match is scheduled for the Morumbi, a week later, on the 25th, at the same time.

DREAM OF THE NATIONAL TEAM POSTPONED

Therefore, there are 23 days for Marcos Antonio to recover and not be absent from the decision for the Libertadores. But, immediately, another dream of the midfielder was dashed.

This afternoon, the Brazilian national team was called up by coach Carlo Ancelotti, and Marcos Antonio had a great chance of being called up by the coach for the next matches in the World Cup qualifiers, in the upcoming FIFA date.

With Brazil already qualified for the 2026 World Cup, Ancelotti will use the matches in this FIFA date, against Chile and Bolivia in the World Cup qualifiers, to observe some names that have not been called up, among them, Marcos Antonio, representing Tricolor. The call-up will have to wait for another moment.

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