São Paulo prepare for Choque-Rei with new face, likely line-up | OneFootball

This Saturday, at SuperCT, São Paulo wrapped up their preparations for the derby against Palmeiras, valid for the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship. The teams will face each other this Sunday at 4pm (Brasília time), at Morumbis.

After the warm-up, which included technical activities, Hernán Crespo led a possession drill and a small-sided game. After these exercises, the players also practiced finishing.

Reinforcements, absences, and probable lineup

Hernán Crespo is expected to field his strongest lineup for the match. In addition to Alan Franco and Lucas, who returned at the start of preparations, São Paulo gained another reinforcement who was absent against Fortaleza: defender Ferraresi. The defender had missed three games due to a left adductor injury.

Another new development is the return of defender Arboleda, who was suspended. The injury absences remain the same (Calleri, Ryan Francisco, André Silva, Luan, and Rafael Tolói), while Rigoni is also out due to a suspension.

Thus, São Paulo is expected to line up with: Rafael; Negrucci, Arboleda and Sabino (Alan Franco or Ferraresi); Cédric, Pablo Maia, Bobadilla (Marcos Antônio), Rodriguinho (Lucas) and Enzo Díaz; Luciano and Tapia (Ferreira).

São Paulo’s Situation

After defeating Fortaleza in the last round of the Brasileirão, São Paulo hopes to start a positive streak in the Brasileirão. Currently, Tricolor sits in eighth place in the national competition, with 38 points – two points less than Bahia, who are in sixth.

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