Moreira cleared by BID, set for midfield trial under Crespo | OneFootball

Moreira rejoined the São Paulo squad after his loan to Porto ended early. The 21-year-old right-back had been loaned to the Portuguese club since January of last year and had a contract valid until next June, but the parties agreed to terminate the agreement. His return comes as the player is finalizing recovery from a muscle injury in the anterior region of his right thigh, suffered during his time in Portugal. His name appeared this Friday (6) in the CBF's Daily Information Bulletin (BID).

The player has been at the Barra Funda training center for a few weeks undergoing treatment and completed the transition phase with physical preparation this Thursday (5). The expectation is that he will be available to Hernán Crespo's coaching staff.

According to AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR, the Argentine coach's idea is to test him as a second midfielder, being, in addition to an option for the sides of the field, an alternative for the midfield, now that Alisson, whom the coach was counting on, has been loaned to Fluminense.

During his recovery, the right-back accompanied the São Paulo delegation to Arena Barueri for the Paulista Championship semifinal against Palmeiras last Sunday (1). Even without the physical and legal conditions to play, he appeared in uniform alongside other athletes who traveled with the group, although they were not listed.

The understanding was that it made no sense to keep him linked to Porto for just a few more months before he returned to Brazil.

The loan included mandatory purchase clauses in case of sporting goals, both in the original contract made in January of last year and in the renewal signed at the beginning of this year.

In Portugal, Moreira played 12 matches for Porto's B team and did not debut for the main team. The right-back also dealt with physical problems during his time in Europe.

Revealed in Cotia, between February 2022 and January 2025, he played 27 matches for São Paulo's professional team, eighteen of them as a starter, with one goal and three assists.

The player enters the competition with Lucas Ramon, Maik, and Cédric Soares, but also has the possibility of playing on the left-back, where Enzo Díaz has been used much more frequently than Wendell — who, coincidentally, had his signing anticipated thanks to Moreira's loan to the Portuguese.

TRAINING

On the morning of this Friday (6), the São Paulo squad trained at the Barra Funda training center with an eye on the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship. The next match will be on Thursday (12), at 8 p.m. (Brasília time), hosting Chapecoense at Canindé.

The day's activities began with a warm-up featuring strength exercises in the gym and plyometrics on the field.

Next, the coaching staff conducted confrontation drills. In this exercise, there were duels between attackers and defenders, wingers and full-backs, and midfielders among themselves.

Finally, the players performed an attack versus defense activity, simulating game situations.

Preparation for the match against Chapecoense will continue this Saturday (7), with another training session scheduled for the morning.

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