São Paulo: fatigue and pitch may see Roger rest players vs Atlético-MG | OneFootball

The São Paulo team reconvened on the morning of this Monday (16th), the day after their 2-1 victory over Bragantino away from home, which kept the team in the isolated lead of the Brazilian Championship, with 16 points earned in six rounds – it is the club's best campaign at this stage of the tournament in its entire history.

The players who logged the most minutes in Sunday's (15th) game followed the recovery schedule, with exercises in the gym at the Barra Funda training center. The others went to the field and, after warming up, performed a mobility workout guided by the physical trainers.

Subsequently, Roger Machado and his assistants proposed a technical fundamentals drill, with coordinated pressure movements, followed by an 11 vs. 11 match in a designated area of the field, with tactical concepts.

São Paulo returns to the field at 8 PM (Brasília time) on Wednesday (18th) against Atlético-MG, also away from home.

Thinking about the weekend's classic against Palmeiras at Morumbi, and also due to the synthetic grass of the miners' arena, Roger is considering resting some of the tricolor team members who have been on a long streak of games.

The coach himself made the plans clear when answering a question on the subject in the press conference after the game in Bragança Paulista (SP).

Lucas Ramon, Enzo Díaz, Danielzinho, Marcos Antônio, Lucas, and Calleri are among some names that might be rested due to fatigue.

A potential lineup for São Paulo might include Rafael; Lucas Ramon (Maik), Alan Franco, Sabino, and Enzo Díaz (Wendell); Danielzinho (Pablo Maia), Bobadilla, Marcos Antônio (Cauly), and Lucas (Ferreirinha); Luciano and Calleri (André Silva).

The next training session for the Tricolor will be held on the afternoon of this Tuesday (17th), again at the training center, when the lineup will be defined. After the activity, the delegation will depart for Belo Horizonte on Sideral's chartered plane and begin preparations for the game.

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