With a new kit and fresh signings, São Paulo kick off pre-season | OneFootball

End of vacation in São Paulo. The tricolor team returned on the afternoon of this Friday (2) at the Barra Funda training center and began the pre-season aiming for the 2026 season, which will start on the next 11th (Sunday), at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), against Mirassol, away, for the Paulista Championship.

In the inaugural activities of the year, no ball work. The team participated in a meeting with coach Hernán Crespo and underwent physical tests with the technical staff and doctors.

The exercises on this first day of work, which divided the athletes into two groups, focused on tests and physical evaluations.

One of the groups performed bioimpedance, joint mobility, muscle control and balance in the gym, VO₂ max test, which provides a parameter of cardiorespiratory health, and aerobic training on the field.

Meanwhile, the other group underwent evaluations of functional strength, vertical jump, upper body strength, and adductors.

It was the first contact with the group for the two new reinforcements confirmed so far by the club: midfielder Danielzinho and goalkeeper Carlos Coronel. The latter, who comes from the USA, underwent medical exams and signed a contract. The expectation is that he will be announced, finally, this Saturday (3).

The São Paulo players were also introduced to the 12 new staff members, announced at the beginning of the week, who started working in the roles for which they were hired.

Now working at Barra Funda are doctors Hilton Lutfi and Bruno Schiefer, physiologist Rafael Grazioli, physiotherapists Leandro Carvalho, Gilvan Arruda, and João Ribeiro, sports scientist Danilo Prado, physical trainers Ricardo Ferreira and Pedro Salles, podiatrist Gabriela Barboza, and masseurs Thyago Souza and Francisco Gregorio, as well as psychologist Thiago Bettega, who previously worked with the youth categories and in the final stretch of last season became part of the main team's daily routine.

Another novelty was the new São Paulo training uniform, predominantly yellow with black details, which did not fully win over the fans on social media.

From the 2025 squad, evidently, the seven players who either ended their contract or were transferred (Matheus Belém, Luiz Gustavo, Leandro Mathias, Rigoni, Dinenno, Patryck Lanza, and Maílton) were not present.

Besides them, three names who were on loan from the Tricolor were also absent as they finalized their stays at the clubs where they were (Galoppo, Jandrei, and Erick).

The attacking midfielder Oscar, who is negotiating his contract termination, also did not attend the re-presentation. Like him, defender Arboleda was released and will resume work only on Sunday (4), when the group preparation in Cotia begins.

Three players who had been working with the professional team at the end of last year are part of the under-20 group that will compete in the São Paulo Junior Cup (left-back Nicolas Bosshardt, midfielder Pedro Ferreira, and forward Paulinho).

As AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR revealed, winger Lucca, despite being registered for the Copinha, returned to Barra Funda and will continue training with Crespo. However, if necessary, the player will be called up for the youth competition.

The Tricolor returns to training on the morning of this Saturday. After the activity, the team heads to the youth training center in Cotia, where they will stay until the start of the Paulistão.

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