Rafael Tolói sidelined by injury, São Paulo suffer another setback | OneFootball

Rafael Tolói has become another setback for the São Paulo team. On Tuesday, the defender underwent an imaging exam that diagnosed an injury in the posterior region of his left thigh and, as a result, he will not travel with the delegation to Fortaleza.

Tolói felt the area during the first half of the loss to Ceará, at Morumbis, last Monday, being replaced by Sabino. It was only the defender's third game for São Paulo, which now extends the club's already long list of absentees.

In addition to Tolói, coach Hernán Crespo will not be able to count on Arboleda. The defender received a yellow card against Ceará and will have to serve an automatic suspension. As Ferraresi is also injured, São Paulo only has two options for the defense: Sabino and Alan Franco.

In total, São Paulo will not have nine players available against Fortaleza: Rafael Tolói (injury in the posterior region of the left thigh), Arboleda (suspended), Calleri (left knee surgery), Ryan (left knee surgery), André Silva (injury in the posterior cruciate ligament and strain in the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee), Luan (right adductor injury) and Ferraresi (left adductor injury), in addition to Oscar (physical reconditioning after fractures in three lumbar vertebrae) and Marcos Antonio (discomfort in the right femoral rectus muscle).

The training

On Tuesday, the players who played most of the match with Ceará remained in the internal facilities of the CT da Barra Funda to perform mobility and strength exercises.

The other athletes went to the field for a physical circuit, finishing activity and a game in a reduced field.

The Tricolor will finish its preparation on Wednesday to face Fortaleza, Thursday, at 7:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Castelão, for the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship.

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