São Paulo skip training, set special plans for LDU clash, here’s why | OneFootball

São Paulo gave up its last day of training before facing LDU on Thursday at 7:00 PM (Brasília time) at the Casablanca Stadium in Quito, for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.

The club set up special logistics to arrive in the capital of Ecuador and, because of this, will not hold the pre-match training session this Wednesday, the day they travel to Quito.

Initially, São Paulo planned to land in Guayaquil, a city at sea level, and train there before heading to the Ecuadorian capital in order to minimize the effects of the altitude of over 2,800 meters.

However, Guayaquil airport is undergoing renovations and could not receive São Paulo’s chartered flight, which forced the club to change its plans at the last minute and go directly to Quito.

São Paulo is expected to arrive in the Ecuadorian capital around 5:30 PM (Brasília time), 3:30 PM local time. If they chose to train at night, the squad would be working less than 24 hours before the match, which could cause greater fatigue for the players.

For this reason, only a light activation is planned at the hotel where the delegation will be staying, especially since the match against LDU takes place this Thursday at 7:00 PM (Brasília time), 5:00 PM local time.

São Paulo has never beaten LDU in Ecuador. In three matches, there have been three defeats. This time, Hernán Crespo’s men will take the field trying, at last, to break this streak and return to Brazil closer to the long-awaited spot in the Libertadores semifinals.

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