São Paulo back in training after draw, call-ups return, defender in Reffis | OneFootball

Back at the Barra Funda training center after the 1-1 draw with Internacional last Wednesday (1), away from home, São Paulo’s squad was already back in training on the morning of this Thursday (2), with their next Brazilian Championship match in mind: against Cruzeiro at Morumbi, in a clash scheduled for Saturday (4) at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time), valid for the tenth round of the competition.

Tricolor’s preparation for the weekend clash featured important returns this morning: defensive midfielder Bobadilla and forward Tapia, who represented Paraguay and Chile, respectively, during the FIFA international break, returned and did recovery exercises alongside the players who started against Inter.

The midfielder started both matches for the Paraguay national team, against Greece and Morocco, while the center forward came on during both of Chile’s matches and found the net against Cape Verde and New Zealand.

Like the duo, youngsters Igor Felisberto, Djhordney, Pedro Ferreira and Lucca are also back after representing Brazil’s under-20 national team, which played two friendlies against Paraguay.

Pedro Ferreira, who did not play in the second match against the Paraguayans, and Igor Felisberto, who came on during the game, played for São Paulo’s under-20 side last Wednesday (1) in the match against Grêmio in Cotia (SP), for the Brazilian Championship of the category.

Finally, Tricolor may be able to count on the return of left-back Enzo Díaz. The Argentine served an automatic suspension for his third yellow card in the Brasileirão and is once again available to coach Roger Machado.

Meanwhile, center-back Alan Franco, with pain in his right calf, remained under treatment at Reffis.

Thursday’s training session began with a warm-up led by the fitness staff. Next, the squad carried out a ball-possession drill under pressure in a tight space. Afterwards, the coaching staff organized two more activities: attack versus defense and a scrimmage between two teams.

This Friday (3), São Paulo will hold their final training session before hosting the Minas Gerais side at Morumbi.

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