Return set: São Paulo give squad time off, Lucas and Sabino get no rest | OneFootball

São Paulo announced this Tuesday (2) its schedule for the break during the World Cup. The squad has been given time off and will only report back to the Barra Funda training center on June 17 (Wednesday), at 2 p.m. (Brasília time), to begin preparations for the second half of the season.

The Tricolor players were released after the match against Remo, in Belém, on Sunday night (5/31), the last one before the calendar break for the World Cup, where the Tricolor will be represented by defensive midfielder Bobadilla, who was called up to play for the Paraguay national team.

With the Brazilian Championship set to resume in the second half of July, São Paulo will hold a mid-season training period at its training center.

In addition to the technical and tactical activities led by Dorival Júnior and his staff, the schedule includes new fitness tests for the entire squad. The club also plans to hold friendlies or training matches during this period, with the schedule still to be defined.

DUO WITHOUT A BREAK

Center-back Sabino (injury to the back of his right thigh) and attacking midfielder Lucas (surgery to repair an injury to the Achilles tendon in his right leg) are continuing their recovery protocols at REFFIS Plus and will follow individualized schedules during this recess period.

YOUNGSTERS IN ACTION

Right-back Igor Felisberto, defensive midfielder Djhordney, midfielder Pedro Ferreira and forward Tetê will represent the Brazil U-20 national team in friendlies against Chile, in Santiago, on June 6 and 9, and will then report to the CFA for activities with São Paulo’s U-20 squad, which is competing in the Paulista and the Brazilian Championship at that level.

Also joining the team coached by Júlio Baptista are left-back Nicolas and forward Lucca, who reported to Cotia this Tuesday and will be available for the opening-round match of the Paulista U-20, at 3 p.m. on Friday (5), against Santo André, at Bruno José Daniel.

The Tricolor ended the first part of the 2026 calendar in eighth place in the Brazilian Championship and qualified for the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana, where it will face the winner of the playoff between Grêmio and Bolívar (BOL).

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