Switching gears: Ryan back, no Arboleda, Roger plans mixed side for Sula | OneFootball

Easter Sunday (5) began with training for the São Paulo squad at CT da Barra Funda. The team reported back after beating Cruzeiro 4-1 on Saturday night (4) in the Brazilian Championship, and now turns its attention to its Copa Sudamericana opener against Boston River (URU) at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) on Tuesday (7) at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo.

Tricolor still has no major updates on center back Arboleda, who did not show up for the squad’s gathering before the game against Cruzeiro and headed to Ecuador, saying he no longer wants to play for the club after a disagreement with the board.

With the presence of youngsters from the youth academy, Roger Machado led an 11-v-11 practice match for the players who did not play or had fewer minutes in the game. This gave the coach the chance to assess the players, give tactical instructions, and balance the squad’s training load.

Forward Ryan, who is in the readjustment phase after recovering from surgery on his left knee, took part in the entire session and could even emerge as a new option among the squad list for the Sudamericana opener. Coach Roger has already said he is likely to field a mixed Tricolor lineup because of the team’s heavy run of matches.

Meanwhile, center back Alan Franco, who missed the last two matches due to pain in his right calf, completed the entire warm-up alongside his teammates, including technical drills, and then did an individual workout on the pitch.

The players who featured longer against Cruzeiro did exercises in the gym and then went onto the pitch for a run. The exceptions were Sabino and Luciano, who remained at Reffis Plus for assessments and treatment. Both the defender and the forward left the game in pain and are dealing with strain in the right calf.

Forward Calleri, meanwhile, who suffered a head collision and needed eight stitches above his eyebrow, is following concussion protocol, resting, after undergoing tests that showed no abnormalities.

São Paulo will train again on Monday morning (6) to complete its preparation for the away match against Boston and will fly to Uruguay in the afternoon.

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