With strikers back at CT and keeper out, São Paulo begin hard training run | OneFootball

São Paulo’s squad reported back this Wednesday (25) at the Barra Funda training center and began a seven-day stretch of training focused on the match against Internacional, in the 9th round of the Brazilian Championship, and on the grueling run leading up to the World Cup break: there will be 18 matches across three different competitions by the end of May.

Some returns and an absence in goal marked Tricolor’s first training session under Roger Machado after the squad were given three days off following the defeat to Palmeiras in the derby in the Brazilian Championship.

The day’s activities were split into two sessions. In the morning, there was strength work in the gym followed by a possession drill on the pitch.

Forward Ryan, in the final stage of his transition with the fitness staff, took part in this session. It was the first training session for the No. 49 without restrictions on physical contact since surgery on his left knee, performed in July 2025. Over the next few days, the 19-year-old will alternate between individualized work and drills with the group, completing the process of readapting to the pitch.

Like forward Paulinho, who is recovering from a left knee injury, Ryan then underwent the VO2 max test, used to measure the players’ respiratory capacity under maximum effort in order to tailor workloads and stimuli. The two were unable to take the test with the group during preseason.

In the afternoon, the session began with a strength circuit on the pitch under the guidance of the fitness staff. After that, coach Roger Machado led a possession-retention drill, aimed at progressing from one side of the field to the other through quick passing.

After a period of home rest, attacking midfielder Lucas reported to the training center to continue treatment for fractures in two ribs, suffered during the match against Atlético-MG on the 18th.

Goalkeeper Carlos Coronel, who had a kidney stone episode in February, underwent an additional treatment procedure and will remain out of Tricolor training until the end of the week.

Second in the Brazilian Championship with 16 points, São Paulo will face Internacional on April 1 at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre. The squad returns to training on the morning of Thursday (26), again at Barra Funda.

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