São Paulo get a break after cup exit, just four games this month | OneFootball

The São Paulo squad will have a rare period to rest and train without games in their way. Until the next match in the Brasileirão, against Chapecoense, there are ten days starting from this Monday (2), the day after the always painful elimination by rival Palmeiras in the Paulistão.

The return to the pitch against Chape only happens on the 12th, in a match already confirmed for Canindé, as Morumbi will undergo a turf replacement after a series of three AC/DC concerts at the stadium.

Until then, the Tricolor will have a sort of mid-season training camp before the only four games of the month, all in the Brasileirão, including a rematch with Palmeiras, this time in front of their fans. After that, there will be another ten-day break due to the FIFA Date at the end of March, the last before the World Cup.

To give the group a break after this insane start to the Brazilian season, the club has given the squad a general break, which will last until Wednesday (4), with exceptions for some athletes.

On Tuesday (3) and Wednesday, there will be training at the Barra Funda CT only for players in physical recovery. Until the derby, there were only the forwards Made in Cotia Ryan, already in physical transition after surgery on his left knee, and winger Lucca, who is recovering from pain in the back of his left thigh. Unless, of course, there is a new injury case after the defeat to Palmeiras or a player who needs physical reinforcement. Danielzinho, for example, is not yet 100%.

The full Tricolor squad is set to return to work only on Thursday (5), for a sequence of four days of training at Barra Funda, according to the schedule sent by the club only until next Sunday (8).

There might be another break for the group on Monday (9), to continue with training until returning to the field at Canindé on Thursday (12). The Tricolor calendar still includes Bragantino on the 15th, away, Atlético-MG on the 18th, in Minas Gerais, and a new derby with Palmeiras, now at Morumbi, on March 21, concluding the month's matches.

Coach Crespo himself viewed this time without games as positive, trying to see the ‘glass half full’, in his press conference in Barueri after the fall in the State Championship.

“We must always look at the glass half full. We will have some days to regain strength, heal the wound, and continue. We have Chapecoense, Atlético-MG, Bragantino, and Palmeiras. In the Brasileirão, we are doing well and must continue. Believe in the work we do every day. Try to overcome this sadness, knowing that we did very important work and recovered players,” declared the Argentine coach.

Completely erasing the Paulistão and turning the focus to the Brasileirão, the Tricolor is doing very well, thank you. They share the lead precisely with rival Palmeiras, both the only teams with 10 points in four games at the start of this national championship. The opponent has an advantage in goal difference over São Paulo.

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