São Paulo get 3 days off, Roger to train full-time in FIFA break | OneFootball

The break for the last FIFA Date before this year's World Cup has already begun, and São Paulo is taking the opportunity to give its squad a few days of rest after the 1-0 defeat to Palmeiras on Saturday (21), in the Brasileirão.

The players have three days off, starting on Sunday (22) and extending through Monday (23) and Tuesday (24). The exception is only on Tuesday, when there will be training only for athletes in physical recovery in the group, such as Lucas and Ryan Francisco.

Lucas Moura is still at the beginning of treatment after suffering fractures in two ribs during the game against Atlético-MG. Meanwhile, the young striker Ryan is in the final stage of transition after surgery on his left knee last season.

Then, on Wednesday (25), coach Roger Machado will return to lead the activities in Barra Funda full-time, with two training sessions at the CT scheduled for 10 a.m. (Brasília time) and 4 p.m.

Thursday (26) and Friday (27) will have work only in the morning, while on Saturday (28) the double training load returns, and Tricolor closes the week with activity only in the morning at the Barra Funda CT.

São Paulo will still have two more days before resuming games in the Brasileirão. The team's next match under Roger Machado is only on April 1st, against Internacional, away from home, at Beira Rio, in a match valid for the 9th round of the Brasileirão.

Despite the defeat in the classic, Tricolor remained in 2nd place in the national championship, with 16 points, but saw Palmeiras open a three-point lead at the top. And Fluminense is closing in. They also reached 16 points but are in 3rd place due to an inferior goal difference compared to São Paulo.

During this FIFA Date, many players will be absent from the club, defending their national teams. In the professional squad, Bobadilla and Tapia were called up by Paraguay and Chile, respectively, while the quartet Igor Felisberto, Djhordney, Pedro Ferreira, and Lucca were called to represent the Brazilian Under-20 National Team in friendlies against the Paraguayan team.

For Tricolor's match against Internacional, upon the return of the Brasileirão, all of them will be back and available to coach Roger.

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