More problems! Roger Machado loses centre-back for Mirassol clash | OneFootball

Coach Roger Machado is beginning to deal with many problems in São Paulo’s thin squad, with absences for different reasons.

For the next Brasileirão match, against Mirassol, only on Saturday (25), in Campinas, the Tricolor manager picked up yet another defensive absence, due to suspension.

Center-back Alan Franco received his third yellow card during the defeat to Vasco in Rio de Janeiro for a foul and will miss São Paulo’s match against Mirassol, who bounced back with a win in the last round.

In addition to this absence, Roger currently has Ferreirinha (swelling in the back of the left thigh), Pablo Maia (surgery to repair fractures to the nose and face), Lucas (fractures in two ribs), and Marcos Antônio (injury to the right rectus femoris muscle) sidelined.

Besides them, the coach had a new absence in training this Sunday (19): Bobadilla. The midfielder felt unwell after yesterday’s match and began treatment while still in the locker room at São Januário Stadium.

This morning, he was taken to Einstein Israeli Hospital and was diagnosed with acute gastroenterocolitis. The defensive midfielder underwent symptom treatment and supportive hydration and now will continue to be monitored so he can return to training with his teammates.

But it’s not all bad news. Against Mirassol, center-back Rafael Toloi and right-back Lucas Ramon return from suspension and will be available for the 13th-round Brasileirão clash. The match will be at Brinco de Ouro Stadium in Campinas, since Morumbi will once again be used for concerts.

Before that, Tricolor will make its Copa do Brasil debut against Juventude this Tuesday (21), still at Morumbi, in the 5th round of the competition. The team will have one final training session on Monday morning (20) at the training center and will wrap up preparations for the clash with the team from Rio Grande do Sul.

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