São Paulo train with academy youngsters, face Bahia next | OneFootball

São Paulo trained on Thursday morning at the Barra Funda training center, advancing in their preparation for the upcoming match against Bahia on Saturday at Morumbi, at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), for the Brazilian Championship.

The activity included the presence of some young players from São Paulo's youth categories, who went to the training center to complete the professional squad's training and be evaluated by coach Hernán Crespo.

Amidst many injuries, the Argentine coach may resort to the youth categories to complete the squad in this final stretch of the season, where São Paulo still dreams of a spot in the Libertadores.

Cédric Soares, recovering from a fracture in his right toe, once again did not participate in the training and is expected to remain absent for São Paulo in the match against Bahia.

Rafael Toloi and Calleri continue working under the care of the club's physiotherapists. On Thursday, the duo was present on one of the training center fields for mobility and sprinting exercises.

The Tricolor has 11 absences in total for the game against Bahia: Ferraresi (suspended), Calleri (transition with physical preparation after surgery on the left knee), Ryan (surgery on the left knee), André Silva (posterior cruciate ligament injury and anterior cruciate ligament strain in the right knee), Luan (right adductor injury), Rafael Toloi (injury in the posterior region of the left thigh), Oscar (muscle injury in the left calf), Cédric (fracture in the right toe), Leandro (pain in the left knee), Dinenno (arthroscopy on the right knee), and Wendell (partial rupture of the plantar fascia in the left foot).

The squad will conclude its preparation for their next commitment in the Brazilian Championship this Friday at 4 PM (Brasília time). Currently in ninth place in the tournament, São Paulo urgently needs to score again to end the uncomfortable streak of seven defeats in the last eight games and not fall further behind the G6.

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