São Paulo: Crespo to start new full-back, attack places open vs Vasco | OneFootball

Focusing on tactical adjustments with an eye on the match against Vasco da Gama, the São Paulo squad trained this Friday (31) at the Barra Funda training center, concluding the penultimate day of preparation.

The clash with the team from Rio is scheduled for the evening of next Sunday (11/2), at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at São Januário, and will be valid for the 31st round of the Brazilian Championship.

The day began with a warm-up process led by the fitness coaches, who set up a running coordination circuit.

Next, coach Hernán Crespo divided the players into two groups for tactical work: the defenders underwent specific training for their sector, facing a team formed by athletes from Cotia, while the attackers practiced play constructions and finishing.

There was also a set-piece complement.

On the afternoon of this Saturday (11/1), the Tricolor will have its last training session in the São Paulo capital before departing for Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

For this match, Crespo will have the absences of right-back Maik and forward Luciano. Both received their third yellow card in the victory over Bahia and will serve an automatic suspension in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

Probably the veteran Rafael Tolói, who has been training alongside his teammates without restrictions in the images released by the club, should be the only return from the 11 injured players. Additionally, Ferraresi, who served a suspension against Bahia, will return.

The competition for the starting 11 is in the attack, as without Luciano and with the center-forwards injured, Ferreirinha and Tapia are vying for the spot.

The coach is likely to set up the Tricolor team with Rafael; Ferraresi (Sabino), Arboleda, and Alan Franco; Maílton, Pablo Maia, Bobadilla, Marcos Antônio, and Enzo Díaz; Lucas and Tapia (Ferreirinha).

The match against the Vasco team is crucial to achieving the primary goal of securing a spot in the next edition of the Copa Libertadores through the Brazilian Championship (São Paulo is currently in ninth place, with 41 points, six behind Fluminense, currently the last in the G-6 that leads to the continental competition).

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