São Paulo line-up: Dorival gets Portuguese boost, names XI v Athletico-PR | OneFootball

São Paulo have wrapped up their mid-season break and are ready to resume the Brazilian Championship: this Wednesday (22), at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at the Cícero de Souza Marques stadium in Bragança Paulista, the Tricolor will face Athletico-PR in the 19th round.

On the morning of Tuesday (21), the São Paulo squad trained at CT da Barra Funda and completed their preparations for the clash scheduled in the city of Bragança.

The final day of adjustments began with a video shown by the coaching staff to the players. Next, the group went out onto the pitch and carried out tactical activities after the warm-up process.

To complement the exercises developed last Monday (20), coach Dorival Júnior led offensive tactical drills and set-piece practice.

REINFORCEMENTS CLEARED

Recently signed, right-back Buta took part in this morning’s training session. Born in Angola and holding Portuguese nationality, the player joined Tricolor on a contract valid until June 30, 2027, with an automatic renewal clause until June 30, 2028, depending on targets.

Buta, as well as the other reinforcements already announced, defensive midfielder Newton and forward Victor Sá, have been registered and appear in the CBF’s Daily Information Bulletin (BID). As a result, all three players are available to Dorival, but they still depend on the coach’s evaluation to be included in the squad for their possible debuts. The expectation is that Sá and Newton will be on the bench.

Therefore, a likely São Paulo lineup against Athletico-PR is Rafael; Lucas Ramón, Arboleda, Rafael Tolói and Wendell (Enzo Díaz); Bobadilla (Pablo Maia), Marcos Antônio, Artur and Ferreirinha; Luciano and Calleri.

Tricolor had a major scare this Tuesday after being punished with a FIFA transfer ban for failing to pay the first installment related to the permanent signing of midfielder Marcos Antônio from Lazio, of Italy, leaving the club temporarily unable to register new players.

However, they managed to register Victor Sá and Aurélio Buta with the CBF in time, and both already appeared in the BID. Newton had already been registered before the punishment.

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