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Fernando Diniz’s commitment to the litmus test that became the São Paulo game this Wednesday will be to strengthen the defensive system. In front of Atlético-GO, at 8:30 p.m. (Brasilia time), in Morumbi, for Brasileirão, the coach must promote the entries of Bruno Alves and Luan among the starters.
The changes aim to reduce the rate of goals conceded by the team, which has one of the worst averages of the year among the Serie A clubs. São Paulo has already leaked ten consecutive games.
The entry of Bruno Alves in defense, along with Diego Costa, will promote a mix of experience with the youth. The 29-year-old defender is one of the leaders of the squad and had lost his title to Léo after irregular matches in the second leg of football.
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Bruno Alves and Fernando Diniz chat at CT da Barra Funda – Photo: Disclosure / saopaulofc.net
His substitute made good starts, but the bad phase of the team and the need for a quick response from Fernando Diniz culminated in the departure of Léo. The exit of the ball from the left side of the defense is affected, but the team gains in physical strength and leadership.
Bruno Alves was a request from the crowd, which considers the player as one of the most important and identified with the club in the current squad. His last game as a starter was on August 20, in a 1-1 draw with Bahia, for the fourth day of Brasileirão.
Luan’s entry into the team is an attempt to give more intensity by marking the entrance to the area. Since the beginning of the year, Tchê Tchê has been responsible for this role, but this second semester he has not responded and must give way to his partner.
Until 2019, Tchê Tchê was the second midfielder and had the function of making a transition between defense and attack with quality. In 2020, however, Diniz put him as the first midfielder, and things were going well at the beginning of the year.
Luan shares the ball with Brenner in training in São Paulo – Photo: Playback / Twitter
However, when the team became vulnerable, the player was one of the first to feel the effects of that fall. Tchê Tchê does not have the strong point of signage, so the entrance to the area was unprotected.
Luan, in turn, has as its main characteristic precisely the strong marking and a more qualified defensive recovery. In recent weeks he has trained several times in the starting eleven, he has been praised, but he has not had opportunities. This Wednesday, it could be the opportunity for the 21-year-old to fall in love with the coach.
This may be the first time that Tchê Tchê will start a match with the São Paulo jersey on the bench. Since he joined the club, he has played 65 games, all as a starter.
In addition to strengthening the defense. Fernando Diniz must also promote changes in the attack. Without Luciano, sanctioned, Brenner takes the place. Pablo, on the other hand, is not living his best moment and gives way to Vitor Bueno.
With that, the likely São Paulo to face Atlético-GO has: Tiago Volpi; Juanfran, Diego Costa, Bruno Alves and Reinaldo; Luan, Gabriel Sara, Daniel Alves and Igor Gomes; Vitor Bueno and Brenner.
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Brenner in training in São Paulo – Photo: Disclosure / São Paulo
