São Paulo: Crespo welcomes back Wendell, Lucas, Calleri for opener | OneFootball

Some of coach Hernán Crespo’s doubts about how to line up São Paulo for his season debut, at 8:30 PM (Brasília time) on Sunday (11), against Mirassol, away from home, in the Campeonato Paulista, are starting to be answered.

In Thursday’s (8) training session at the Barra Funda training center, left-back Wendell, midfielder Lucas, and forward Calleri returned to full training without restrictions and are expected to seal their return to the team after spending most of last year sidelined due to injury problems.

The expectation now is to see whether or not they will start the match.

Regarding Calleri, the reports are positive. The Argentine underwent knee surgery in April and has shown energy and determination during the preseason.

Lucas, who struggled with right knee problems throughout the second half of 2025, is also working without restrictions.

In Wendell’s case, his starting position seems almost guaranteed, since, in addition to training without restrictions, the other main option for the position, Enzo Díaz, remains in an uncertain situation.

The full-back underwent herniorrhaphy to correct an inguinal hernia in November and has been training with restrictions. On Thursday, images released by the club showed him training with the ball, but the tendency is for him to be rested. For this reason, Crespo chose to promote Nicolas, one of the standouts from the under-20s, who should travel to Mirassol (SP).

A possible São Paulo lineup for the Paulistão debut could be Rafael; Ferraresi (Alan Franco), Arboleda (Rafael Tolói) and Sabino; Maik, Pablo Maia (Bobadilla), Marcos Antônio, Lucas and Wendell (Nicolas); Luciano and Calleri (Tapia).

The day at Barra Funda was busy, with the squad working in all areas: physical, technical, and tactical.

In the morning, after the activation process in the gym, the players went to the pitch and did muscle strengthening exercises, which were complemented by running on the field.

Next, an activity that required passing, movement, and finishing—to improve playmaking—wrapped up the first session of the day.

In the afternoon, a physical circuit led by the trainers and set-piece drills concluded the players’ full Thursday.

Before facing Mirassol, São Paulo will have two more days of training in the capital.

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