Team news: Lucas hopes to make squad, defender doubt for Bahia | OneFootball

São Paulo’s squad trained on Thursday morning (30) at the Barra Funda training center, focusing on the match against Bahia in the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship, which will be played on Sunday (3) in Bragança Paulista (SP) at 4 p.m. (Brasília time).

The players who arrived from Bogotá on Wednesday morning (29), hours after the goalless draw with Millonarios in Colombia in the Copa Sudamericana, reported back this morning and joined the group that had been kept out of the trip.

The players who logged the most minutes in Tuesday’s match did recovery work indoors and then ran on the field. The others did a warm-up led by the fitness staff, positional tactical drills with build-up play and finishing, and an 11-on-11 game in a reduced space.

Attacking midfielder Lucas, recovered from fractures to two ribs suffered on March 18, trained the entire time alongside his teammates without restrictions. On Wednesday (29), he had already taken part in all activities with the players who remained in the state capital.

There is internal hope that the No. 7 will be included in the squad for Sunday. The remaining preparatory training sessions will help guide the coaching staff’s decision.

Defensive midfielder Pablo Maia was also on the field. He underwent surgery on April 10 to repair fractures to his nose and face and is currently in the physical conditioning process.

Center-back Rafael Tolói, meanwhile, who left the match against Mirassol with pain in his left calf, remained in treatment at Reffis.

With 23 points and sitting fourth in the Brasileirão, São Paulo will train again on Friday morning (5/1).

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