With Labour Day training, Tricolor steps up for Bahia clash | OneFootball

Labor Day, celebrated this May 1, was a training day for the São Paulo squad on Friday morning at the SuperCT.

The activities led by head coach Roger Machado and his staff continued preparations for the match against Bahia, which will be played next Sunday (3) at 4:00 p.m. in Bragança Paulista, at Cícero de Souza Marques Stadium.

The morning in the state capital began with a video shown to the players by the coaching staff. Then, out on the pitch, the squad went through a warm-up led by the fitness coaches.

After that, Roger Machado split the squad into three teams for a tactical drill: while two teams faced off, the third carried out a possession exercise in a reduced space.

Finally, some players practiced free kicks.

Once again, with no restrictions, attacking midfielder Lucas took part in the entire training session alongside his teammates. The No. 7 has recovered from fractures to two ribs, suffered on March 18.

Midfielder Marcos Antonio, who is recovering from an injury to his right rectus femoris muscle, ran on the pitch for the first time under the supervision of the physiotherapists.

Defensive midfielder Pablo Maia continued his on-pitch work with the fitness staff. The No. 29 underwent surgery on April 10 to repair fractures to his nose and face.

As on Thursday (04/30), center-back Rafael Toloi remained under treatment at REFFIS Plus. The defender left the match against Mirassol with pain in his left calf.

This Saturday (2), Tricolor will hold its final training session before facing Bahia in the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship.

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