São Paulo may rest players vs Atlético-MG due to fatigue and pitch | OneFootball

The São Paulo squad reconvened on the morning of this Monday (16th), the day after their 2-1 victory over Bragantino away from home, which kept the team in the isolated lead of the Brazilian Championship, with 16 points earned in six rounds – it's the club's best campaign at this stage of the tournament in its entire history.

The athletes who logged the most minutes in Sunday's (15th) game followed the recovery schedule, with exercises in the gym at the Barra Funda training center. The others went to the field and, after warming up, performed mobility work guided by the physical trainers.

Subsequently, Roger Machado and his assistants proposed a technical fundamentals exercise, with coordinated pressure movements, followed by an 11 versus 11 matchup in a designated area of the field, with tactical concepts.

São Paulo will return to the field at 8 p.m. (Brasília time) on Wednesday (18th) against Atlético-MG, also away from home.

Thinking about the weekend's classic against Palmeiras at Morumbi, and also due to the synthetic grass at the Minas Gerais arena, Roger is considering resting some players from the tricolor team who have been in a long sequence of games.

The coach himself made his plans clear when answering a question on the subject during the press conference after the game in Bragança Paulista (SP).

Lucas Ramon, Enzo Díaz, Danielzinho, Marcos Antônio, Lucas, and Calleri are among some names that might be rested due to fatigue.

A potential São Paulo lineup could be formed by Rafael; Lucas Ramon (Maik), Alan Franco, Sabino, and Enzo Díaz (Wendell); Danielzinho (Pablo Maia), Bobadilla, Marcos Antônio (Cauly), and Lucas (Ferreirinha); Luciano and Calleri (André Silva).

The next Tricolor training session will be held on the afternoon of this Tuesday (17th), again at the training center, when the lineup will be defined. After the activity, the delegation will depart for Belo Horizonte on Sideral's chartered plane and begin preparations for the game.

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