São Paulo: Crespo welcomes back injured players vs Internacional | OneFootball

After what seemed like an endless sequence of absences for São Paulo’s matches, coach Hernán Crespo finally received some long-awaited good news ahead of the 8:00 PM (Brasília time) clash this Wednesday (3rd) against Internacional at Vila Belmiro, for the penultimate round of the Brazilian Championship.

The São Paulo manager will have no fewer than five players returning to the squad: Arboleda, Ferreirinha, and Luciano have been cleared by the Medical Department, in addition to Rafael and Sabino, who served automatic suspensions during the heavy defeat to Fluminense in the last round and are now back.

All five took part in training as usual this Tuesday (2nd) at the Barra Funda training center and will reinforce the team.

In the final training session before the trip to Santos (SP), Crespo led a tactical 11-on-11 drill and worked on both defensive and offensive set pieces. There was also a match between two teams in a reduced space.

The likely starting lineup for the tricolor to face Inter should be Rafael; Ferraresi, Alan Franco (Arboleda), and Sabino; Maik, Luiz Gustavo (Pablo Maia), Bobadilla, Marcos Antônio, and Ferreirinha (Lucca); Luciano and Tapia.

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