São Paulo team news: Luciano has oedema, out of derby v Palmeiras | OneFootball

After returning to Brazil last Wednesday (9) following the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinal against Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires, São Paulo began preparations this Thursday (10) for the derby against Palmeiras: the Choque-Rei will be played next Saturday (12) at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Parque Antártica, valid for the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship.

The rainy morning training session began with a warm-up led by the fitness coaches, featuring technical drills and passing exercises.

Next, with the presence of a group of players from Cotia, the coaching staff led a small-sided possession drill.

After this first stage of training, the players were split according to the minutes they played in the match at La Bombonera: the starters did recovery work indoors, while the rest took part in a tactical session focused on defensive and offensive setups, followed by additional movement and chance-creation drills.

Luciano out: who plays?

Forward Luciano, who left the match against the Argentines after being substituted with pain in the back of his thigh, underwent imaging tests that showed edema in the hamstring of his left thigh. The No. 10 has already begun physiotherapy at Reffis.

As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR revealed, the player will be unavailable for São Paulo in the derby. Luciano first began feeling pain against Atlético-MG, but played against Boca because of the importance of the match against the Argentines, which was his 10th straight start, the striker’s longest streak of the season — and the team’s second longest, behind only Calleri’s 11 matches.

The expectation is that São Paulo’s attack in the derby will be made up of Gustavo Santana and Calleri. The No. 9 received his third yellow card and will miss the second match against Boca next Tuesday (15) at Morumbi.

Another name worrying the coaching staff is Artur, who has also been showing signs of fatigue. Whether he plays or not will depend on monitoring in training starting this Thursday.

São Paulo’s likely lineup for the derby should be Rafael; Domingos Duarte, Arboleda and Sabino; Lucas Ramón, Pablo Maia (Danielzinho), Marcos Antônio, Artur (Newton) and Iago (Wendell); Gustavo Santana and Calleri.

This Friday (11), again at the training center, São Paulo will make its final adjustments for the clash with Palmeiras.

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