São Paulo boss on Luciano: "Let's see if it's serious or not" | OneFootball

Luciano left the Vila Belmiro pitch with pain in the back of his right thigh after the 1-1 draw between São Paulo and Santos on Wednesday night, in the second round of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Coach Hernán Crespo was then asked about the player's condition and spoke openly about it.

“Yes, he felt something. We'll see how it develops. I spoke with him… ‘What do we do now?’, but he wants to play. Luciano always wants to play [laughs]. We'll see if it's serious or not. Only he knows, so we'll see. I think a rested Luciano for Saturday's game will be very important,” he said at the press conference.

It’s worth remembering that Luciano started the classic on the bench and was only brought on by the coaching staff 15 minutes into the second half. The player left the field after the final whistle with his hand on the back of his right thigh.

The tendency is for Luciano to be re-evaluated by São Paulo’s medical department in the coming days to determine whether there was indeed an injury or just an overload.

São Paulo returns to the pitch this Saturday, when they face Primavera in the seventh round of the Campeonato Paulista. The match kicks off at 8:00 p.m. (Brasília time) at Morumbis stadium.

Given the busy run of games, there is a possibility that the coaching staff will rest some of the main players, precisely to prevent injuries for the rest of the season.

Standings

With this result, São Paulo has now gone three games unbeaten, with two wins and a draw in this stretch. The Tricolor remains undefeated in the Campeonato Brasileiro and sits in fifth place, with four points from two matches.

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