São Paulo: Crespo welcomes back Wendell, Lucas, Calleri for opener | OneFootball

Some of the doubts coach Hernán Crespo has about fielding São Paulo in their season debut at 8:30 PM (Brasília time) on Sunday (11), against Mirassol, away from home, in the Paulista Championship, are getting answers.

In the activities this Thursday (8) at the tricolor team's training center in Barra Funda, left-back Wendell, midfielder Lucas, and forward Calleri returned to training normally without restrictions and are expected to seal their return to the team after spending most of last year sidelined due to injury problems.

The expectation now is to know whether they will start playing or not.

Regarding Calleri, the reports are positive. The Argentine underwent knee surgery in April and has been showing vigor and determination in the pre-season.

Lucas, who dealt with right knee problems throughout the second half of 2025, is also working without restrictions.

In Wendell's case, his starting position seems almost guaranteed, as besides training without restrictions, the other main name for the position, Enzo Díaz, remains in an undefined situation.

The full-back underwent a herniorrhaphy to correct an inguinal hernia in November and has been working with restrictions. On Thursday, images released by the club showed him training with the ball, but the tendency is for him to be spared. Because of this, Crespo opted to promote Nicolas, one of the highlights of the under-20 team, who should travel to Mirassol (SP).

A possible lineup for São Paulo in the Paulistão debut could be formed with Rafael; Ferraresi (Alan Franco), Arboleda (Rafael Tolói), and Sabino; Maik, Pablo Maia (Bobadilla), Marcos Antônio, Lucas, and Wendell (Nicolas); Luciano and Calleri (Tapia).

The day in Barra Funda was busy, with the squad working in all areas: physical, technical, and tactical.

In the morning, after the activation process in the gym, the athletes went to the field and performed muscle strengthening exercises, which were complemented with running on the field.

Following that, an activity requiring passing exchanges, movement, and finishing – to improve play construction – concluded the first part of the day.

In the afternoon, a physical circuit led by the trainers and set-piece drills wrapped up the players' complete Thursday.

Before facing Mirassol, São Paulo will have two more days of activities in the capital of São Paulo.

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