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Coach Fernando Diniz, from São Paulo, gave up the chance to save players against Fluminense, this Saturday, at 9pm, in Maracanã, for the 27th day of Brasileirão.
Leader of Brasileirão, with 53 points, São Paulo will have to convert Grêmio’s lead from 1 to 0 in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil semifinal, next Wednesday (30), in Morumbi, and win by two goals difference to go to the final. The victory by goal leads the decision to penalties.
– The possibility exists, but it is a possibility. There are all of them: save, not save, save a part. We will talk to them. Talking to them is what we do the most here, to find out how they are. We will talk and see what the need is, what is the best for São Paulo, save or not. We are on both fronts, in both championships, and it is a team that manages to recover well from one game to another. So, let’s see what is best for the team – he said.
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Even if Diniz decides to save the athletes, Reinaldo should take the field against the flu. That is because he is suspended from the second semifinal of the Copa do Brasil after getting the third yellow card.
The base team selected by the coach in the last matches of São Paulo has been the following:
Tiago Volpi; Juanfran, Bruno Alves, Arboleda and Reinaldo; Luan, Daniel Alves, Gabriel Sara and Igor Gomes; Luciano and Brenner.
São Paulo’s advantage in the Brasileirão for the vice-leader Flamengo is five points, but Rubro-Negro has one game less in the table.
Fluminense (this Saturday) and Grêmio (Wednesday 30) will be São Paulo’s last games in 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Brazilian soccer calendar was adapted and will end in February 2021.
