São Paulo line-up: Crespo welcomes back 4 players for clash with Inter | OneFootball

São Paulo’s lineup is set for Wednesday’s match against Internacional, at Vila Belmiro, in Santos, at 8:00 PM (Brasília time), for the penultimate round of the Campeonato Brasileiro.

For this match, coach Hernán Crespo has the return of five players: Luciano, recovered from trauma to his right leg, Arboleda, recovered from an injury to the back of his left thigh, and Ferreirinha, recovered from swelling in his left thigh, in addition to Rafael and Sabino, who served suspensions in the last round. Of these, only Arboleda will not be in the starting lineup.

The full São Paulo lineup is Rafael; Tolói, Alan Franco, and Sabino; Maik, Luiz Gustavo, Bobadilla, Marcos Antônio, and Ferreira; Luciano and Tapia.

Currently in eighth place in the Campeonato Brasileiro, São Paulo needs to get back on the scoreboard after the humiliating defeat against Fluminense, 6-0, at Maracanã. The team led by Hernán Crespo has won only one of its last five matches, but still dreams of a spot in the Pre-Libertadores.

To secure their place in the continental tournament in 2026, São Paulo will need to finish the Brasileirão in eighth place and hope that either Fluminense or Cruzeiro wins the Copa do Brasil. This way, an extra spot for the Pre-Libertadores would open up, qualifying the eighth-placed team from the Campeonato Brasileiro.

Internacional, on the other hand, needs a positive result even more, as they are the first team in the relegation zone and will only be able to escape Série B if they win their remaining matches and count on some of their rivals in the fight against the Z4, such as Santos, Vitória, and Ceará, to stumble.

Colorado’s lineup is Rochet; Aguirre, Mercado, Vitão, and Juninho; Bernabei, Bruno Gomes, and Thiago Maia; Alan Rodriguez, Alan Patrick, and Vitinho.

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