São Paulo set special schedule, Lucas Moura ruled out against Cruzeiro | OneFootball

São Paulo will continue without Lucas Moura in the match against Cruzeiro next Saturday at Mineirão, for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship. The 33-year-old forward will be preserved once again by the medical department and coach Hernán Crespo, who have opted to adopt an individualized schedule of strengthening and load management to fully recover the number 7 from a right knee injury.

The idea of the Tricolor is to use the September FIFA Date for Lucas to intensify his recovery and be listed only against Botafogo, in the last match before the trip to Quito, where the team faces LDU in the Libertadores quarterfinals. The match against Botafogo takes place on September 13, while the clash against the Ecuadorians is scheduled for the 18th.

Lucas had already missed the victory over Atlético-MG at Morumbi, and his absence was explained by Crespo. “We are following the schedule. He needs this to be 100%. We all want to see the great Lucas, but we have to be patient,” said the Argentine coach.

The forward was away from the field for about three months in 2025 due to a strain on the posterior capsule of the right knee and, since his return, had been used only in the second half. So far, he has participated in 17 of the 46 games of the season.

In addition to Lucas, São Paulo's medical department remains full. Luiz Gustavo (pulmonary thromboembolism), Calleri, Ryan, and André Silva (knee injuries), Oscar (fracture in the lumbar vertebrae), Wendell (left thigh), Arboleda (rectus femoris of the left thigh), and Alisson (hip pain) are confirmed absences.

Even with the absences, São Paulo arrives for the confrontation boosted by a sequence of eight unbeaten games in the Brasileirão, occupying the seventh position with 32 points, close to the G6.

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