Team news: São Paulo leave only Bobadilla out for Chile trip | OneFootball

São Paulo’s squad returned to training on Tuesday morning (5) at CT da Barra Funda after Sunday’s (3) draw with Bahia in the Brazilian Championship, and trained before traveling this afternoon to Santiago, Chile, where the team will complete its preparations to face O’Higgins in the Copa Sudamericana.

Only one player will be left out of the trip: Bobadilla. Otherwise, all available players will travel to Chilean soil. The tendency is for a mixed lineup to be used (also because of next Sunday’s derby, the 10th, against Corinthians in Itaquera, in the Brasileirão), with the players considered starters likely being options on the bench.

São Paulo will have six absences for medical reasons for the match: Pablo Maia (working on his fitness after surgery to repair fractures to his nose and face), Marcos Antônio (right rectus femoris injury), Maik (muscle pain), Alan Franco (right adductor strain), Lucas Ramon (left calf muscle injury), and Lucas (Achilles tendon).

Rafael Tolói, recovering from pain in his left calf and absent from the weekend match, will also stay in the state capital to regain full fitness.

This morning’s activities split the players into two groups: the starters from the match against the team from Bahia did recovery work indoors, while the rest trained on the pitch.

After the warm-up, the session on the field featured a small-sided game between two teams, organized by head coach Roger Machado and his coaching staff.

On Wednesday (6), in Chile, São Paulo will finalize preparations for the match, valid for the fourth round of the continental competition. The session will take place at Universidad Católica’s training center, an opponent beaten by Tricolor in the 1993 Copa Libertadores final. The workout will help head coach Roger Machado decide the lineup.

After training, the delegation will head to Rancagua, a city approximately 90 kilometers from Santiago, which will host the match against O’Higgins at Estadio Codelco El Teniente.

São Paulo leads Group C of the Sudamericana with seven points from three matches and will face the second-placed team, which has six points.

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