São Paulo sack doctor, physio and two staff in 2026 shake-up | OneFootball

São Paulo continues its internal restructuring process for the 2026 season, after a terrible year, especially in its health department.

This Monday (8), after the Tricolor’s participation in the Brasileirão, where it finished in 8th place, the club dismissed four more employees. Doctor Pedro Henrique Perez, physiology assistant Paulo Eduardo Teixeira, physical rehabilitation coordinator Carlos Alberto Presinoti, and physiotherapist Cilmara Moretti have left São Paulo, as initially reported by the portal UOL.

Some of these names, such as Cilmara Moretti, had over 30 years of work at the club.

Last Friday (5), São Paulo had already dismissed seven other employees, including a physiologist, a physical trainer, and even a security guard.

After a year plagued by injuries and physical problems, as well as serious health issues among some athletes, the Tricolor board is carrying out a true ‘witch hunt’, which has been causing internal discomfort at Barra Funda.

However, more names are expected to be let go this week, in addition to the 11 already dismissed. São Paulo wants to act quickly with these departures, in order to find new professionals in the market to replace those who have left.

And they do need to hurry, since some players will not have a vacation at the end of this year and will continue their recovery treatments at the Barra Funda training center during December, already with some new professionals in the health and physical recovery department.

The restructuring comes after a terrible year of injuries and physical problems at the Morumbi club. There have already been more than 70 in total this season, a number higher than the team’s total games in 2025.

Of the club’s 33 players, 24 were injured and sent to the medical department, which represents 72.7% of the squad. The changes aim to provide greater integration with nutritionist Eduardo Rauen, who was hired by Tricolor in May this year.

São Paulo is also planning a new regenerative medicine clinic for January of next season, with a three-year partnership for prevention and recovery.

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