Ryan Francisco grabs two as São Paulo reserves thrash Ituano in friendly | OneFootball

São Paulo wrapped up its weekly training on Saturday morning (1) at CT da Barra Funda, with a practice match against Ituano only for the players who had seen limited action under Dorival Júnior in recent games.

And the young forwards from Cotia shone once again, in Tricolor’s 4-0 thrashing of the team from the interior of São Paulo state. Ryan Francisco scored twice, and Gustavo Santana added another from the penalty spot. André Silva opened the scoring, also converting a penalty.

With that, Tricolor concluded its week of work with an eye on the clash with Grêmio, which will be played on August 8 (Saturday) at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) in Porto Alegre, for the Brasileirão.

Cotia represented in training

This morning’s activities split the squad into two groups: before the match against the Itu team, head coach Dorival Júnior and his staff called up young players from Cotia to take part in training with the players who had logged the most minutes in recent matches.

This first stage of work at the training center began with lower-body strength exercises and speed drills. Next came two-on-two matchups. Finally, there was an attack-versus-defense activity focused on offensive structure.

After this training session that opened the day, São Paulo played the practice match against Ituano with the rest of the squad: the game was divided into two 45-minute halves, and the São Paulo coach had the chance to rotate the group and test different variations.

Tricolor’s squad will have Sunday (2) off and, next Monday (3), again in the São Paulo capital, will resume preparations for the match in Rio Grande do Sul, valid for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship.

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