Reffis empties out: Marcos Antônio back on grass, lifts São Paulo | OneFootball

São Paulo had some good news in training held on the Labor Day holiday (1).

The activities led by coach Roger Machado and his staff continued the preparations for the clash with Bahia, which will be played next Sunday (3), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), in Bragança Paulista (SP).

The morning in the state capital began with a video shown by the coaching staff to the players. Then, on the pitch, the squad went through a warm-up session with the fitness coaches.

After that, Roger split the squad into three teams for tactical work: while two teams faced off, the third carried out a possession drill in a reduced space.

Finally, some players practiced free kicks.

Once again, with no restrictions, attacking midfielder Lucas took part in the entire training session alongside his teammates. The No. 7 has recovered from fractures to two ribs, suffered on March 18.

Midfielder Marcos Antônio, who is recovering from an injury to his right rectus femoris muscle, ran on the pitch for the first time under the supervision of the physiotherapists.

Defensive midfielder Pablo Maia continued his work with the fitness staff on the field. The No. 29 underwent surgery on April 10 to repair fractures to his nose and face.

As on last Thursday (4/30), center back Rafael Tolói remained under treatment at Reffis. The defender left the match against Mirassol with pain in his left calf.

This Saturday (2), Tricolor will hold its final training session before facing Bahia in the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship.

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