📋 São Paulo line-up confirmed to take on Grêmio in Porto Alegre

Teams that were angry with the refereeing in the last full Brasileirão round before the FIFA break, Grêmio and São Paulo face off this Thursday (16).

The match at Arena do Grêmio is part of Matchday 28 and will kick off at 7 p.m. (Brasília time).

Standings situation 📊

The team from Rio Grande do Sul has 33 points. The mission is to keep pulling away from the relegation zone.

Their home record is five wins, five draws, and three losses.

The team from the São Paulo capital has 38. And they can move closer to the top six.

They have three wins, five draws, and five losses away from home.

Grêmio 🇪🇪

The attempt to annul the cards received by Kannemann and Marlon against Red Bull Bragantino was unsuccessful.

Both will, in fact, have to serve suspensions—same for André Henrique.

But Mano Menezes has three important returns: Marcos Rocha, Cuéllar, and Carlos Vinícius.

The medical department list was expanded with Aravena’s inclusion.

Volpi is still recovering.

The lineup has not yet been announced.

São Paulo 🇾🇪

Bobadilla was with Paraguay in South Korea and is unavailable to play.

Pablo Maia, meanwhile, is suspended.

Oscar had recovered from a fracture in three vertebrae but injured his left calf. And Enzo Díaz has hip pain.

The back line will feature Sabino, Arboleda, and Alan Franco.

Felipe Preis will be the third goalkeeper, as Leandro was ruled out after thigh discomfort.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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