São Paulo line-up: Lucas back, Roger set for Bahia with six returns | OneFootball

With Lucas returning after recovering from fractures to two ribs suffered on March 18, São Paulo wrapped up preparations on Saturday morning (2) for the clash with Bahia.

Tricolor will host the team from Bahia this Sunday (3), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), in Bragança Paulista, at Cícero de Souza Marques Stadium, in a match valid for the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship.

This morning, as in recent days, São Paulo’s No. 7 trained normally alongside his teammates and is once again available to coach Roger Machado. The attacking midfielder is expected to get some minutes off the bench against Bahia.

At the Barra Funda training center, the squad’s final day of fine-tuning for this weekend’s match began with a warm-up led by the fitness staff.

After that, the São Paulo coach oversaw an extended set-piece session. Then, another tactical activity rounded out the adjustments made by Roger Machado in recent days. Finally, a small-sided game between two teams brought São Paulo’s preparations to a close.

In addition to Lucas’ return, Tricolor will also have Lucas Ramon, Enzo Díaz, Danielzinho, Artur, Luciano and Calleri available, all of whom did not travel to Bogotá (COL) for last Tuesday’s (4/28) Copa Sudamericana clash with Millonarios.

The exception is center-back Rafael Toloi who, with pain in his left calf, remained under treatment at Tricolor’s REFFIS Plus and is unavailable.

Thus, a likely São Paulo lineup against Rogério Ceni’s Bahia should be: Rafael, Lucas Ramon, Alan Franco, Sabino and Enzo Díaz (Wendell); Bobadilla, Danielzinho and Luciano; Artur, Calleri and Ferreirinha (Cauly).

With preparations complete, the Tricolor squad will reconvene this Sunday (3) at the training center before traveling to Bragança Paulista to face Bahia in the Brasileirão.

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