São Paulo: Cédric trains, likely to face Flamengo | OneFootball

São Paulo’s lineup may feature a new face to face Flamengo this Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Vila Belmiro in Santos, for the 32nd round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Cédric Soares once again trained without restrictions with the squad this Tuesday at CT da Barra Funda and is expected to be the big news for Tricolor in this match. It remains to be seen whether he will reclaim his starting spot at right-back.

The Portuguese player had been sidelined for São Paulo due to a fracture in his right toe, missing the matches against Grêmio, Mirassol, Bahia, and Vasco da Gama.

Thus, São Paulo’s likely lineup to face Flamengo should include Rafael; Ferraresi, Arboleda, and Sabino; Cédric Soares, Pablo Maia, Bobadilla, Marcos Antônio, and Patryck Lanza; Lucas and Luciano.

And what about Calleri?

Striker Calleri also took part in Tuesday’s training session at CT da Barra Funda, though only partially. The Argentine joined in the exercises that did not involve any contact, after recovering from surgery on his left knee.

Calleri underwent the procedure in April. Since then, the striker had been limited to physiotherapy work, but was cleared by the medical staff to begin physical transition training about a month ago.

Internally, there is a consensus that Calleri will likely only return to the pitch in 2026. Although São Paulo is fighting for a spot in the Libertadores in this final stretch of the season, the prevailing view is that it’s not worth risking the player getting injured again.

São Paulo is currently eighth in the Campeonato Brasileiro, with 44 points, and needs to be among the top seven to secure a spot in the next Libertadores. If Cruzeiro or Fluminense wins the Copa do Brasil, the G7 will become G8, and thus Tricolor would qualify for the continental tournament in their current position.

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