São Paulo use Fifa break to ease injury woes and weigh up Oscar's situation | OneFootball

São Paulo will have about ten days to prepare for the derby against Corinthians, scheduled for next November 20 (Thursday). The Tricolor is counting on the FIFA date as an ally to try to recover some injured players and to carefully consider everything involving the situation of midfielder Oscar.

The São Paulo club currently has a long list of players in the medical department. The most recent additions to the medical team were midfielders Pablo Maia, Marcos Antônio, and Rodriguinho—which has left the midfield depleted for the rest of the season.

Ten players from the Tricolor squad have been sidelined. The attack continues to be one of the most affected sectors, with the absences of Calleri (physical transition), André Silva (posterior cruciate ligament injury and anterior cruciate ligament strain in the right knee), Ryan Francisco (ACL surgery and meniscus injury in the left knee), and Dinenno (arthroscopy on the right knee). The defense is also without Wendell (partial rupture of the plantar fascia in the left foot).

In midfield, the absences are also considerable. Pablo Maia (tendon injury in the right ankle), Marcos Antônio (muscle injury in the left thigh), Rodriguinho (pain in the right knee), Luan (injury to the adductor muscle of the right thigh), and Oscar (muscle injury in the left calf and cardiac alterations).

The FIFA date, therefore, could be useful for São Paulo, which is looking to recover at least some players or speed up the treatment of athletes. The club also took advantage of the period without games to change its schedule and bring forward medical exams and clinical evaluations for the squad, aiming to optimize the 2026 pre-season.

Oscar’s Situation

São Paulo will also use the FIFA date to consider and evaluate in more detail the situation of midfielder Oscar, who had a scare last Tuesday. The player fainted at the end of a medical evaluation. He felt unwell while on the exercise bike and was promptly attended to by the team coordinating the exams.

The athlete was taken to Hospital Albert Einstein, where, according to an official club statement, a complication with cardiac alterations was detected. He underwent a catheterization on Tuesday and also had an MRI scan.

According to Gazeta Esportiva, Oscar and those close to him are quite shaken by the situation. The player is considering retirement to avoid any risk of a more serious problem, like what happened to Juan Izquierdo, a Nacional player who collapsed on the Morumbis pitch and died five days later from cardiac arrest.

The report also learned that the midfielder still has no discharge forecast, as doctors want to ensure the player is 100% before releasing him from the ICU.

On São Paulo’s side, football director Carlos Belmonte assured that the club’s only focus at this moment is the athlete’s well-being. The director also stated that, regardless of the decision the midfielder makes regarding possible retirement, he will have the Tricolor’s full support and backing.

(Photo: Rubens Chiri / São Paulo FC)

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