Santos FC train twice a day, sharpen fitness at CT Rei Pelé | OneFootball

Santos FC’s squad continues its preparations for the second half of the 2026 season. After reporting back last Monday (22), the players led by head coach Cuca have been training in two sessions a day at CT Rei Pelé. In this first week of the mid-season training period, the main goal has been to improve fitness.

“Naturally, when a player stops for 21 days, even while following the activities we gave them at home, there is a decline. Both in the cardiopulmonary aspect and in strength. So we’re in a process of readapting the workload, but already training with the ball. We’ve been progressing since day one and, starting Monday, we’ll hand things over to the coaching staff so they can begin the tactical work, always involving the physical side as well. All of these activities are aimed at delivering the squad in the best possible condition so the coach can develop his work,” said fitness coach Omar Feitosa.

Fitness coach Omar Feitosa leading physical training at CT Rei Pelé (Photo: Raul Baretta / Santos FC)

In total, Peixe will have 24 days of mid-season training before the start of its journey in the second half of the year. The first match will be against Botafogo on July 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Nilton Santos Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, for the 19th round of the Brazilian Championship.

“The ideal scenario is to have a longer preparation period. It’s still not the ideal scenario, but it’s already better than what we found when we arrived here. We’re going to make adjustments that we didn’t have the opportunity to make at first. Back then, we had to focus more on taking care of the players and keeping them in good condition. But now, with this mid-season training period, we’ll be able to increase the volume and intensity of training. And naturally, a well-trained athlete tends to suffer fewer injuries. The tendency is for us to perform better, reducing the need to rest players due to injury risk. The schedule will be intense until the end of the year, and our job is to minimize problems as much as possible,” concluded Omar Feitosa.

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