Pair train as usual, and Roger Machado leads tactical session at São Paulo | OneFootball

São Paulo continued preparations to face Internacional, and head coach Roger Machado led another training session on Saturday morning at the Super CT. The coach welcomed back right-back Maik and forward Ryan.

New developments on the pitch

Both took part in training with the squad as normal. Maik had been held out of Friday’s on-field session due to a hip injury. Ryan, meanwhile, is in the readaptation process after recovering from surgery on his left knee.

On the other hand, forward Paulinho, who is recovering from an injury to his left knee, continued his transition process with the fitness staff through individualized work on the field.

How did training go?

Roger Machado and his coaching staff oversaw a long and intense session, with exercises focused on both defensive and attacking movement.

First, the players watched a video presented by the coaching staff and then went onto the field for warm-up and physical exercises led by the fitness team. Roger Machado ran a tactical session split into two stages: the first focused on defensive organization, while the second worked on attacking build-up play.

Finally, there was also a finishing drill.

Tricolor schedule

Tricolor still had a session scheduled for the afternoon, but due to the workload reached in the morning activities, the group was released from training and will report back to SuperCT on Sunday morning for another session.

São Paulo’s next match

Match: Internacional vs. São Paulo Competition: Brazilian Championship (Matchday 9) Date and time: April 1, 2026 (Wednesday), at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Beira Rio, in Porto Alegre (RS)

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