São Paulo step up preparations for Grêmio clash in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

This Friday, at SuperCT, São Paulo continued preparations for the clash against Grêmio, for the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship. Without the called-up players, Crespo repeated Thursday’s training session, with the squad divided into three groups.

The session began with coordination, mobility, and core exercises with the club’s fitness staff. Next, coach Hernán Crespo split the squad into three teams, with eight players each, for small-sided field duels. While two teams faced off, the other performed a physical workout.

Call-ups and medical room absences

In Friday’s training session, Crespo could not count on three players called up to their national teams for this FIFA date. Defender Ferraresi (Venezuela), midfielder Bobadilla (Paraguay), and forward Gonzalo Tapia (Chile) did not take part.

In addition, the São Paulo medical department remains crowded. The most serious cases are Calleri (surgery on the left knee’s cruciate ligament), Ryan Francisco (anterior cruciate ligament tear and meniscus injury in the left knee), and André Silva (posterior cruciate ligament injury and a strain of the anterior cruciate ligament in the right knee).

Other players still recovering, but with less severe injuries, are defender Rafael Tolói (injury to the back of the left thigh) and midfielder Luan (injury to the adductor muscle of the right leg).

Lastly, midfielder Pablo Maia will also miss the Tricolor against Grêmio due to accumulated yellow cards. On the other hand, forward Emiliano Rigoni, who served a suspension in the derby against Palmeiras, will be available.

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