São Paulo hit by more injuries, Crespo short-handed v Grêmio | OneFootball

The São Paulo squad trained on the afternoon of Wednesday (15th) and left the Barra Funda training center shortly after, heading to Porto Alegre (RS) for the match against Grêmio, which kicks off at 7:00 PM (Brasília time) this Thursday (16th), as part of the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship.

For the match, terrible news for coach Hernán Crespo, who has two new absences to deal with when selecting the team.

Right-back Cédric Soares, who was diagnosed with a fracture in his right big toe, and left-back Enzo Díaz, who is experiencing hip pain, are not traveling with the squad to Rio Grande do Sul. They will join Oscar in the Reffis (medical department), who was injured earlier in the week and is also out of the match.

Crespo will also have two more absences to face the team from Rio Grande do Sul, both midfielders. Pablo Maia is suspended due to his third yellow card, and Bobadilla, who started for the Paraguayan national team in the 2-2 draw with Japan in Osaka and the 2-0 loss to South Korea in Seoul, will only arrive in Brazil on Thursday morning.

On the other hand, defender Ferraresi and forward Tapia, who represented Venezuela and Chile respectively during this FIFA window, are included in the squad, while forward Rigoni returns after serving a suspension in the defeat to Palmeiras.

In midfield, the tendency is for veteran Luiz Gustavo to join the team, while Maílton and Wendell will take up the full-back positions.

The likely São Paulo lineup to face Grêmio should be Rafael; Alan Franco, Arboleda and Sabino (Ferraresi); Maílton, Luiz Gustavo, Marcos Antônio, Rodriguinho and Wendell; Luciano and Tapia.

As of the completion of this text, Tricolor occupies eighth place in the Brasileirão standings, with 38 points, five behind Bahia, currently the last team qualifying for the next edition of the Copa Libertadores.

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