Cleared to play, Tolói left out of squad for Atlético-MG clash | OneFootball

Rafael Tolói was not listed by São Paulo for the match this Sunday against Atlético-MG, at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at Morumbi, for the 21st round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Although his name has already been published in the CBF's BID and he is training normally with the rest of the squad, the defender still needs to regain his physical condition, as his last official game was on May 4th.

On that occasion, the defender was on the field for Atalanta, facing Monza, in the Italian Championship. Tolói's team left the field with a 4-0 victory, even playing away.

At 34 years old, Tolói returns to São Paulo after ten seasons in Italian football. His long journey in the "Old Boot" led him to naturalize and play for the country's national team, even winning the 2020 Euro Cup.

For São Paulo, Tolói was present in the club's last international victory. In 2012, the defender was a starter in the team that won the Copa Sudamericana against Tigre, from Argentina.

The plan is to have Tolói available before the quarter-finals of the Libertadores, which, for São Paulo, begins on September 18th, against LDU, in Quito. The Tricolor will take advantage of the break for the FIFA date, at the beginning of September, to prepare the athlete for the major challenges of the second half of the year.

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