São Paulo: Crespo may use three at the back v Palmeiras | OneFootball

The São Paulo squad trained on the morning of this Friday (27th) at the Barra Funda Training Center, continuing their preparations for the semifinal of the Campeonato Paulista. The single-match showdown against Palmeiras will take place at Arena Barueri starting at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time) on Sunday (3/1).

The players who spent the most time on the field in the match against Coritiba performed mobility exercises in the gym and then went out to the pitch for additional physical work.

For the rest of the squad, Hernán Crespo and his coaching staff organized a mobility and coordination exercise session on the field, followed by an attack versus defense drill and a tactical 11-on-11 scrimmage.

Rested during the match against Coritiba, right-back Lucas Ramon, center-back Sabino, and midfielder Danielzinho took part in this activity. Forward Lucca, who missed the match in Curitiba (PR) due to pain in his left thigh, once again did individualized training.

For the decisive match against their rivals, Crespo is still undecided about the system São Paulo will use. He is evaluating both two and three center-back formations, bearing in mind that Alan Franco will serve an automatic suspension due to his red card in the quarterfinals against Bragantino.

The likely São Paulo starting lineup for the derby should be Rafael; Lucas Ramon, Arboleda, Sabino, and Enzo Díaz; Bobadilla, Danielzinho, Marcos Antônio, and Lucas (Rafael Tolói); Luciano and Calleri.

Tricolor will return to training on the morning of this Saturday (28th) at the training center, wrapping up preparations for the derby.

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