São Paulo: Crespo gets wing-back boost, Cotia striker faces Mirassol | OneFootball

São Paulo wrapped up their preparations with a training session on Saturday afternoon (18th) at the Barra Funda training center, and will travel later tonight to São José do Rio Preto, where the squad will stay focused before heading to the José Maria de Campos Maia stadium, the venue for the match against Mirassol for the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship, scheduled for 6:30 PM (Brasília time) this Sunday (19th).

After the initial warm-up on the Barra Funda fields, Hernán Crespo and his assistants led technical drills, play-building exercises, and finishing practice for the players, as well as a small-sided game.

Left-back Enzo Díaz, who missed the match against Grêmio due to hip pain, has recovered well, participated in today’s training, and has been called up by Crespo for the trip to the interior of São Paulo state.

Also strengthening the São Paulo squad are midfielders Pablo Maia, who served a suspension, and Bobadilla, who reported back last Friday after representing the Paraguayan national team in friendlies in Japan and South Korea.

Another new addition to the squad list for the match is forward Paulinho, from the Cotia under-20 team, who was called up to join this afternoon’s training session.

Thus, a probable São Paulo lineup to face Mirassol should be: Rafael; Alan Franco, Arboleda, and Ferraresi (Sabino); Maílton, Bobadilla, Pablo Maia (Rodriguinho), Marcos Antônio, and Enzo Díaz; Luciano and Tapia.

With the sole objective of securing a spot in the next Libertadores, Tricolor is not doing very well in the Brasileirão standings, currently in 8th place with 38 points. This Sunday’s opponent is doing much better, in 4th place with 49 points.

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