São Paulo line-up: Luciano returns to partner Lucas up front against Bahia | OneFootball

The lineup for São Paulo is set for the match against Bahia this Saturday at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at Morumbis, for the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship. Luciano returns to the starting team and will form the attacking duo with Lucas after starting on the bench against Mirassol.

The complete São Paulo lineup includes Rafael; Arboleda, Alan Franco, and Sabino; Maik, Pablo Maia, Bobadilla, Marcos Antônio, and Enzo Díaz; Lucas and Luciano.

For this match, coach Hernán Crespo has 11 absences: Ferraresi (suspended), Calleri (transitioning with physical preparation after surgery on the left knee), Ryan (left knee surgery), André Silva (posterior cruciate ligament injury and anterior cruciate ligament strain in the right knee), Luan (right adductor injury), Rafael Toloi (left thigh posterior region injury), Oscar (muscle injury in the left calf), Cédric (fracture in the right toe), Leandro (pain in the left knee), Dinenno (right knee arthroscopy), and Wendell (partial rupture of the plantar fascia in the left foot).

Enduring a sequence of seven defeats in the last eight games, São Paulo needs to react in the Brasileirão to not distance itself further from the fight for a spot in the Libertadores, the team's main goal in this final stretch of the season. The Tricolor started the round in ninth place, with 38 points, but could end the weekend in the lower part of the table.

Farewell to Morumbis

This is expected to be São Paulo's last match at Morumbis in 2025. Due to the shows the stadium will host in the coming weeks, the Tricolor is likely to play its remaining four home games at Vila Belmiro, in Santos.

São Paulo will host a concert by the band Imagine Dragons on October 31 and November 1. On November 8, the attraction will be Linkin Park. Therefore, the matches against Flamengo and Red Bull Bragantino will take place at Vila Belmiro.

There are also performances by singer Dua Lipa on November 15 and the band Oasis on November 22 and 23, scheduled to take place at Morumbis. Thus, there is a possibility that not only the match against Juventude will be held at Vila Belmiro, but also the duel with Internacional, as there would be little time for the replacement of the stadium's turf, which is significantly affected by the shows.

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