São Paulo axe seven training ground staff after dire season | OneFootball

São Paulo began a deep restructuring process at the Barra Funda training center this Friday after a season marked by structural failures and an unprecedented number of players in the medical department.

In total, seven employees were dismissed: Almir Rosano (masseur), Cristiano Ramos (head of laundry), Ricardo dos Santos (masseur), Adriano Titton (physical trainer), Daniel Barbosa (security manager), Luís Fernando de Barros (physiologist), and Ailton Rodrigues (masseur).

The changes affect the club's health and performance core, precisely the most questioned sector throughout 2025. The dismissal of physical trainer Adriano Titton and physiologist Luís Fernando de Barros symbolizes the attempt to reorganize a department that dealt with alarming numbers: 70 injuries throughout the year, with 36 muscular, a rate higher than the total number of matches played by the team in the season.

The physical crisis was exposed at different times but took on dramatic contours in the 6-0 defeat against Fluminense when Tricolor took the field with 13 injured players and a completely patched-up squad. In recent weeks, there was practically no round without new casualties.

In some positions, the impact was even more severe: São Paulo was left without any original center forward, as Ryan, Calleri, and André Silva suffered ligament injuries in the knee.

The restructuring targets 2026 but arrives amid the final stretch of the season. This Friday, the squad returned with Luciano undergoing recovery work and Alan Franco, who might be a miss, working indoors. Crespo is still dealing with an extensive list of absences: Lucas, Oscar, Calleri, André Silva, Ryan Francisco, Luan, and Enzo Díaz remain in the medical department and are certain absentees.

The team concludes the Brasileirão on Sunday against Vitória at Barradão, at 4 pm (Brasília time).

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