Rigoni back at São Paulo, hails changes: “Seems fantastic to me” | OneFootball

Emiliano Rigoni was the big news at São Paulo’s training session this Friday, at the Barra Funda training center. The forward visited the facility for the first time since being announced as the club’s new signing and was able to relive the atmosphere that was his second home between 2021 and 2022.

“I found a club with many changes, the internal part is different, the facilities… honestly, I see a huge growth in the club in this aspect, it seems fantastic to me,” said Rigoni, impressed by the changes.

Rigoni worked with Hernán Crespo at São Paulo in 2021, and was later managed by Rogério Ceni. The player left Tricolor the following year after a sharp drop in performance, being transferred to Austin FC, in the USA.

“The reception from everyone was more or less what I expected, because there are a lot of people from my time who are still at the club. I’m very happy, everyone welcomed me with great affection, it’s an incredible feeling. I feel as if I never left, and that’s because of the good people who have worked here,” he added.

Rigoni landed in Brazil on the morning of last Thursday, underwent medical exams in the afternoon at Albert Einstein Hospital, and completed his physical assessment this Friday at the Barra Funda training center.

The Argentine forward is expected to resume training with the rest of the squad starting this Saturday. São Paulo has eight more days to prepare for the match against Botafogo, on September 14, at 5:30 PM (Brasília time), at Morumbis, for the Brasileirão.

With so many absences due to injury, coach Hernán Crespo included some under-20 players in this Friday’s training session. The coach led an attack versus defense drill, followed by a small-sided game.

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