São Paulo lose two more for Flamengo, absence record continues | OneFootball

While there was euphoria on São Paulo’s side for the important 2-0 victory over Vasco on Sunday (2), there were also more concerns for coach Hernán Crespo at São Januário. This is because defender Alan Franco and left-back Enzo Díaz received their third yellow cards and will serve an automatic suspension in the match at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) next Wednesday (5), against Flamengo, at Vila Belmiro.

The two absences are likely to maintain an uncomfortable record for Crespo: the number of players unavailable for a match.

Against Vasco, the Tricolor team had no fewer than 13 absences, 11 of them due to injury (Calleri (physical transition after surgery on his left knee), Ryan (surgery on his left knee), André Silva (injury to his right knee), Luan (injury to his right adductor), Oscar (muscle injury in his left calf), Cédric (fracture in his right toe), Leandro (pain in his left knee), Dinenno (arthroscopy on his right knee), Wendell (partial rupture of the plantar fascia in his left foot), and Rodriguinho (pain in his right knee), in addition to midfielder Hugo Leonardo, out since January, and two due to suspension (Maik and Luciano). The latter two, in fact, will be back to face the team from Rio.

This number is São Paulo’s highest of the season, matching the record of absences reached in the defeat to Grêmio on October 16, when the team also had 13 players unavailable.

For the defense, to fill Alan Franco’s spot, Crespo has two options: Rafael Tolói, who has recovered from injury, and Ferraresi, who returned from suspension. Both were on the bench against Vasco. The Venezuelan, in fact, came on during the second half.

As for left-back, since Wendell is injured, the young Patryck should get another opportunity.

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