São Paulo: Marcos Antônio a doubt, Oscar and Lucas to return | OneFootball

São Paulo concluded their preparations on Wednesday afternoon (24) for the return match of the quarter-finals against LDU, for the Copa Libertadores.

After the activity, the related athletes remained focused at the Barra Funda Training Center, with total focus on the match that will be played from 7 pm (Brasília time) this Thursday (25), at Morumbi.

After the warm-up exercises, coach Hernán Crespo separated two teams of 11 players for a collective. In this activity, he made the last tactical adjustments for the match.

Subsequently, the technical committee guided a rehearsal of different situations of set pieces that ended the training session.

In the last preparatory activity for the decision, Crespo found out that he may have a problem: defensive midfielder Marcos Antônio has a muscle problem and is in pain, despite appearing in the images of the works released by the club. The expectation is that he will at least be on the bench.

And the number 20 will have heavy company among the reserves. The attacking midfielders Oscar and Lucas trained without problems with the squad and should also be related, but staying as an option for the course of the game due to lack of match rhythm.

The probable line-up of Tricolor to face LDU should be formed by Rafael; Ferraresi, Arboleda and Alan Franco; Maílton, Pablo Maia, Bobadilla, Alisson (Rodriguinho) and Enzo Díaz; Luciano and Ferreirinha (Rigoni).

To reach the 11th Libertadores semi-final in its history, Tricolor needs to win by at least three goals difference, since LDU made 2 to 0 in the match in Quito. A victory by two goals advantage equals the aggregate score and takes the decision to penalties.

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