Tricolor train with an eye on the rest of the season | OneFootball

São Paulo’s squad returned to training this Wednesday (25) and began a seven-day run of sessions focused on the match against Internacional, in the ninth round of the Brazilian Championship, and on the marathon leading up to the break for the World Cup: there will be 18 matches across three different competitions by the end of May.

The day’s activities were split into two sessions. In the morning, there was a strength workout in the gym followed by a possession drill on the pitch.

Forward Ryan, in the final stage of his transition with the fitness staff, took part in this session. It was the number 49’s first training session without contact restrictions since surgery on his left knee, performed in July 2025. In the coming days, the 19-year-old will alternate between individualized work and activities with the group, completing the process of readapting to the pitch.

Like forward Paulinho, who is recovering from a left knee injury, Ryan then underwent the VO2 max test, used to measure the players’ respiratory capacity under maximum exertion in order to individualize workloads and stimuli. Neither of them was able to take the test with the group during preseason.

In the afternoon, the session began with a strength circuit on the pitch under the guidance of the fitness staff. Then, head coach Roger Machado led a possession-maintenance drill aimed at progressing from one side of the field to the other through quick passing.

After a period of rest at home, attacking midfielder Lucas reported to SuperCT to continue treatment for fractures in two ribs, suffered during the match against Atlético-MG on the 18th.

Goalkeeper Coronel, who had an episode of kidney stones in February, underwent an additional treatment procedure and will remain out of training until the end of the week.

Second in the Brazilian Championship with 16 points, São Paulo will face Internacional on April 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre. The squad will return to training on Thursday morning (26) at SuperCT.

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