São Paulo get Lucas boost, set for final warm-ups before Brasileirão | OneFootball

São Paulo completed another day of adjustments at CT da Barra Funda and trained this Thursday (16) focused on the resumption of the Brazilian Championship, starting next week, and the Copa Sudamericana.

After a video shown by the coaching staff, the players began the morning session with technical drills and passing exchanges. Next, a possession exercise wrapped up the first part of the activities.

Then, head coach Dorival Júnior led a training session on build-up play and finishing. Finally, an 11-on-11 tactical drill—with emphasis on defensive structure—and set-piece practice brought the São Paulo squad’s Thursday to a close.

LUCAS TAKES A NEW STEP

Also at the Tricolor training center to continue his long recovery process after knee surgery was attacking midfielder Lucas. The São Paulo No. 7 posted an image on his social media of himself working on the stationary bike for the first time.

Lucas Moura suffered a complete rupture of the calcaneal tendon (Achilles tendon) in his right leg in early May of the 2026 season and is only expected to return to the pitch next year.

This Friday (17), as the final part of preparations, São Paulo will play two training matches at CT da Barra Funda: in the morning, Tricolor will hold an activity against Ferroviária. In the afternoon, the opponent will be Grêmio Esportivo Mauaense, with Dorival Jr. fielding two different teams in each match for evaluation.

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