Tolói limps off with muscle injury in first half of São Paulo v Ceará | OneFootball

Rafael Tolói is the latest headache for coach Hernán Crespo. This Monday, the defender felt a muscle discomfort still in the first half of São Paulo vs. Ceará and had to be replaced by Sabino.

Tolói was the coaching staff's bet for this Monday's match in the Brazilian Championship. The defender was not a starter against LDU last week but was given an opportunity precisely in Sabino's place.

This was Tolói's third game since returning to São Paulo, the third as a starter. The defender hadn't played since the 21st, in the classic against Santos, meaning he was theoretically rested to join the tricolor team against Ceará, but he was unable to avoid the physical problem.

Tolói joins Ferraresi (left adductor injury), Marcos Antônio (discomfort in the right rectus femoris muscle), Calleri (surgery on the left knee), Oscar (physical reconditioning after a fracture in three lumbar vertebrae), André Silva (posterior cruciate ligament injury and anterior cruciate ligament sprain in the right knee), and Luan (right adductor injury) as São Paulo's absentees.

Without Tolói and Ferraresi, coach Hernán Crespo has only three defenders available: Arboleda, Alan Franco, and Sabino. Negrucci, improvised in the classic against Santos, is another option. A terrible situation for a team that usually plays with a first defensive line composed of three players.

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