Patryck could be São Paulo’s only left-back option to face Mirassol | OneFootball

Patryck Lanza may be the only option at left-back for São Paulo to face Mirassol next Sunday at 6:30 PM (Brasília time) at Campos Maia, for the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship.

This Thursday, just 11 minutes into São Paulo's defeat to Grêmio in Porto Alegre, Wendell had to leave the field with pain in the plantar fascia of his left foot and left the stadium on crutches and with the area immobilized with an orthopedic boot.

Enzo Díaz, the starter in the position, was absent against Grêmio due to hip pain and may remain out of action for next Sunday's match, leaving coach Hernán Crespo with only one option for the left-back position.

Patryck was chosen to replace Wendell against Grêmio and is likely to be the starter against Mirassol, as there is no other natural left-back to serve as a direct substitute for the young player developed in São Paulo's youth academy.

Wendell joins Enzo Díaz (hip pain), Cédric Soares (fracture in the right foot), Oscar (injury in the left calf), Luan (injury in the right adductor), Calleri (surgery on the left knee's cruciate ligament), André Silva (injury in the posterior cruciate ligament and strain in the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee), Rafael Tolói (injury in the posterior region of the left thigh), and Ryan Francisco (rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and injury to the meniscus of the left knee) on São Paulo's injury list.

São Paulo will regroup this Friday morning at the Barra Funda training center and will conduct another training session on Saturday before heading to São José do Rio Preto. From there, the team will travel to Mirassol, as only 18 km separate the two cities.

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