Arboleda’s return puts São Paulo line-up in doubt vs Bragantino | OneFootball

On the morning of this Thursday (19th), at the Barra Funda training center, São Paulo held another training session with an eye on the single-leg quarterfinal match of the Campeonato Paulista, against Bragantino, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) on Saturday (21st), at the Cícero de Souza Marques stadium, in Bragança Paulista (SP).

After the warm-up, which also included technical drills, Hernán Crespo and his assistants led a long 11-on-11 scrimmage in which two formations from the main squad were observed. To complement the exercise, 18 youth academy players were called up.

Defender Arboleda, who returned on Wednesday (18th) after addressing personal matters in Ecuador, and midfielder Bobadilla, recovered from a trauma to his right thigh, took part in this stage of the training, as did midfielder Cauly, the club’s latest signing, who is already registered with the BID and may make his debut.

Forward Ferreirinha, who did not play against Ponte Preta due to an overload in his right adductor, went to the pitch and performed ball work with an adapted load under the supervision of the fitness coaches. The same happened with forward André Silva, who is in physical transition after recovering from a right knee injury.

The expectation is that, with a full week of training and given that the match is a decisive knockout, coach Hernán Crespo will field his strongest lineup in the interior.

There is only one doubt for the match against Bragantino: whether or not to return to the system with three center-backs. With Arboleda available again, this possibility exists, especially since the match will be played away from home.

A possible São Paulo lineup for Saturday could be Rafael; Lucas Ramon, Alan Franco, Sabino, and Enzo Díaz; Bobadilla (Arboleda or Pablo Maia), Danielzinho, Marcos Antônio, and Lucas; Luciano and Calleri.

The Tricolor will hold their final preparations for the match on the morning of this Friday (20th), again at the training center. The squad will travel to Bragança Paulista on the day of the match.

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