Portuguesa wrap up second week of preparations for 2026 | OneFootball

Under the command of coach Fábio Matias, Portuguesa concluded its second week of preparations for the upcoming season this Saturday at the CT do Parque Ecológico do Tietê.

The Luso squad hosted Itaquá for an activity aimed at simulating game situations. The training match lasted 70 minutes and ended with a 2-0 victory for the red-and-greens, with goals from Everton Messias and Kauê.

Fábio Matias’s idea is to use this early stage of preparation, a sort of pre-preseason, to observe the players currently available in order to plan the squad. The actual preseason for the Paulistão 2026 will begin on November 18.

“The main goal now is to analyze the players individually and for them to understand how we conduct the process. In addition, we want to integrate into this process athletes who will be joining the group, like Gabriel Pires, who will be able to participate in activities next week, for example,” explained Fábio Matias.

“Now is a time for observation, to recondition some players we find interesting, and to understand who has the level to play the 2026 season. Starting November 18, we’ll have our official ‘kickoff’ to the preseason for the Paulistão,” he added.

The Luso squad will have a break this Sunday, returning to training on Monday afternoon.

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