Lucas back with the group, boosting São Paulo hopes of pre-Copa return | OneFootball

São Paulo’s delegation has already returned to the Barra Funda training center after the scoreless draw with Millonarios on Tuesday night (28) in Colombia, which kept the club at the top of Group C in the Copa Sudamericana, now with seven points from three matches.

After landing in Guarulhos (SP) early on Wednesday morning (29), the group headed to the training center, where they met up with the players who did not travel and were already training in the capital of São Paulo state.

The activities for this part of the squad included attacking midfielder Lucas, who in recent days had been going through the transition process with the fitness staff after suffering fractures to two ribs.

Wearing the No. 7 shirt, he took part in the entire field session this morning, which began with strength exercises and a fitness circuit.

The midfielder was injured on March 18 in the match against Atlético-MG. His first activities on the pitch began last week. With his recovery progressing, São Paulo hopes to have Lucas back even before the break in the schedule for the World Cup.

After that, with the presence of some youth academy players, the squad was split into two teams for a small-sided game. There was also some finishing work.

Defensive midfielder Pablo Maia, who underwent surgery to repair fractures to his nose and face, trained indoors with the coaching staff and did a light run on the pitch.

This Thursday (30), with the full squad together, Tricolor will continue its preparations for the clash with Bahia. The match is scheduled for next Sunday (3) at 4 p.m. (Brasília time) in Bragança Paulista (SP), for the 14th round of the Brasileirão.

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