São Paulo: Crespo to start Ferreirinha and Enzo Díaz v LDU | OneFootball

São Paulo held its final preparatory training session on Tuesday morning (16) for the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals against LDU, from Ecuador. The match will be played this Thursday (18), starting at 7pm (Brasília time), at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium, in Quito.

As soon as they arrived at the CT da Barra Funda, the athletes were gathered in the auditorium so that the technical staff could show a video with information about the opponent. Afterwards, there were workouts led by the physical preparation team, focusing on core exercises, mobility and running.

Coach Hernán Crespo and his assistants, finally, directed a dynamic of technical fundamentals followed by an activity emphasizing ball possession and transition.

The fullbacks Wendell (discomfort in the left adductor) and Enzo Díaz (ankle trauma) split between workouts on the field alongside their teammates and individual exercises in the Reffis, while striker Ferreirinha (discomfort in the left adductor) again took part in all the ball training.

With the players available, the tendency is for Crespo to make changes in the attack for the duel on Ecuadorian soil. In the rest of the team, Enzo Díaz, despite the clinical situation, is expected to be kept on the left-back, while Arboleda fights to be one of the São Paulo novelties.

The probable tricolor team that faces LDU should be formed by Rafael; Rafael Toloi (Ferraresi), Alan Franco and Sabino (Arboleda); Cédric Soares, Pablo Maia (Bobadilla), Marcos Antônio, Rodriguinho and Enzo Díaz; Luciano and Ferreirinha (Dinenno).

The delegation travels to Ecuador on Wednesday morning (17), on a chartered flight, finishing the long journey around 5:30 pm (Brasília time). The group will do an activation at the hotel on the day of the match.

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