Oscar set for São Paulo return v LDU, Lucas recovering | OneFootball

It's a decisive week for São Paulo in the Copa Libertadores. And preparations began on Monday (22) for the quarter-final decision against LDU, at 19h (Brasília time) on Thursday (25), at Morumbi. The Tricolor needs to overcome a two-goal disadvantage from the Ecuadorians to qualify.

After returning to the capital right after the match against Santos, for the Brazilian Championship, the squad presented themselves in the morning and conducted the first training session exclusively focused on the decision.

The players who played the most minutes in the classic followed a schedule of regenerative activities, with a circuit of mobility, strength and plyometrics in the internal part of the CT da Barra Funda.

The rest went to the field and, under heavy rain, started the day with physical exercises. Following that, Hernán Crespo and his assistants led a dynamic of technical fundamentals, crosses and finishes, followed by a game in a reduced space.

Once again, midfielder Oscar participated in all the ball work alongside his teammates, in addition to performing a physical supplement. Recovered from fractures in three lumbar vertebrae, the number 8 has been working without restrictions since last Friday (19).

Also on the field, midfielder-forward Lucas worked with physical preparation and continued his progress after arthroscopy on his right knee. The internal hope is that he can at least be related to the duel against LDU.

Training alongside number 7 was midfielder Hugo Leonardo, cleared by the medical department to start the transition with physical preparation after surgery to correct a rupture in the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee. Champion of the São Paulo Youth Football Cup this year, the player was injured during the final of the competition and underwent surgery on February 19.

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