Willian absent as Grêmio begin training to face Santos | OneFootball

The Grêmio team reported to the CT Luiz Carvalho on Monday morning after defeating Vitória by 3 to 1 last Saturday, at the Arena. The team from Rio Grande do Sul began preparations for the match against Santos, for the 26th round of the Brasileirão.

The forward Willian, Grêmio's reinforcement, became a loss for the team from Rio Grande do Sul. At 22 minutes of the first half, the former Corinthians player suffered a stomp and was substituted. The Immortal reported that the athlete suffered a fracture at the base of the fifth metatarsal. Thus, the 37-year-old player should stay six weeks away from the fields.

Thus, Willian joins a long list of Grêmio's absences.

The training

In the training session led by Mano Menezes, the players who played more than 60 minutes did regenerative work and did not go to the field. The rest did physical warm-up and performed running and jumping exercises over obstacles.

While the field players were warming up, the goalkeepers did specific exercises for their position. Finally, the athletes were divided into a reduced space and performed a technical activity, with two-touch passes, accelerating the decision-making.

The Grêmio squad returns to work on Tuesday morning and travels to São Paulo at 1pm (Brasília time).

Grêmio's phase

Grêmio faces Santos this Wednesday, at 9:30 pm, at Vila Belmiro. Currently, the team from Rio Grande do Sul is in tenth place in the Brasileirão, with 32 points, eight less than Bahia, the tournament's sixth place.

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