São Paulo: Wendell returns, likely to face Cruzeiro in Copa do Brasil | OneFootball

RAFAEL EMILIANO@rafaelemilianoo

The left-back Wendell is set to be the biggest surprise in São Paulo's lineup for the match against Cruzeiro, which takes place this Saturday at 9 PM (Brasília time), at Mineirão, valid for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship.

This is because the player, who had been partially training with his teammates since the beginning of the week, worked fully with coach Hernán Crespo this Thursday (28) and has been cleared by the medical department for the game, having recovered from an injury in the back of his left thigh.

As Enzo Díaz will serve an automatic suspension for the third yellow card received in the victory over Atlético-MG last weekend, Wendell is set to return as a starter for the São Paulo team.

This morning, the day began with a warm-up involving coordination exercises and technical fundamentals guided by the physical preparation team.

Subsequently, the players were divided by sector for tactical activities. While the defenders worked on positioning, blocking, containment, and coverage, the offensive players trained on play construction, crossing, and goal finishing.

Coach Hernán Crespo then led another tactical session, with zone work, where players had to build plays in designated areas of the field until reaching the attack line and finishing.

The player is recovering from fractures in three lumbar vertebrae sustained during a fall in the 2-0 victory over Corinthians on July 19, at Morumbi. He is about to complete the sixth week of the recovery process from the fractures, with an expected timeframe of up to eight weeks, depending on the clinical and functional evolution of the athlete.

While deciding with the doctors what approach will be taken for the treatment of a lesion in the posterior cruciate ligament and a strain in the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee, the forward André Silva continues with physiotherapy treatment at the

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