São Paulo woes: Crespo loses Luciano for Fluminense clash | OneFootball

São Paulo concluded its preparations on Wednesday (26) for the match against Fluminense, which will take place on Thursday night (27) at 8:30 PM (Brasília time) at Maracanã, for the 36th round of the Brazilian Championship.

And, guess what, more bad news for coach Hernán Crespo regarding the medical department, which has gained another member.

The forward Luciano, who suffered a trauma to his right leg during the match against Juventude last Sunday (23), did not participate in the training due to pain in the area and will remain in the São Paulo capital for treatment.

Another forward, Ferreirinha, with a thigh edema on the left side, went to the field with the physical preparation team for controlled training and was not listed for the match against the Rio team.

On the other hand, not all news is bad for Crespo. Defender Rafael Tolói, who suffered a hip muscle injury during the classic against Corinthians, trained with his teammates on Wednesday and is listed for the match.

The afternoon of adjustments at the Barra Funda training center began with a warm-up led by the physical preparation team.

Following that, Crespo and his technical staff guided a tactical activity, 11 against 11, which was complemented with defensive and offensive set-piece drills.

Goalkeeper Rafael and defender Sabino, suspended due to a third yellow card in the Brasileirão, also did not travel with the group.

Completely patched up, the probable São Paulo team facing Fluminense should be composed of Young; Ferraresi, Rafael Tolói, and Alan Franco; Maik (Cédric Soares), Luiz Gustavo (Marcos Antônio), Pablo Maia, Bobadilla, and Patryck; Tapia and Rigoni.

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