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Arboleda during Thursday's training at the CT (Pedro Guedes/SPFC)

RAFAEL EMILIANO@rafaelemilianoo

The São Paulo squad conducted another training session at the Barra Funda CT in preparation for the match against Botafogo, which takes place on September 14 (Sunday), at 5:30 PM (Brasília time), at Morumbi. With the FIFA date, Tricolor has a good preparation period for the clash with the Cariocas, which is valid for the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship.

On the morning of this Thursday (4th), the players began activities with an indoor workout at the gym, including plyometric exercises, a training methodology focused on explosive movements, aiming to increase strength, power, and agility.

Next, on the field, the players were divided into groups by coach Hernán Crespo and his assistants for various confrontation drills, ranging from individual to collective matchups. There was also a technical drill on a reduced field of three against three, with four other players providing support as jokers. All activities included the presence of youth academy players.

In the final phase of physical transition after recovering from a muscle injury, defender Arboleda participated in activities with the rest of the squad, along with specific complements.

Midfielders Marcos Antonio and Hugo, playmaker Oscar, and forward Calleri followed the recent days' schedule, with indoor activities interspersed with field runs, under the supervision of physiotherapists. Attacking midfielder Lucas and forward André Silva continued their recovery process at Reffis.

Forward Rigoni, who arrived in Brazil early this morning from Mexico, where he played for Leon, underwent medical exams in the afternoon at Albert Einstein hospital and is expected to have his first contact with coach Hernán Crespo and his teammates this Friday (5th).

The squad concludes the first part of the preparation for the game against Botafogo with two more activities: on the mornings of Friday and Saturday (6th), with Sunday (7th) off.

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