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Coach Rogério Ceni ended on Wednesday morning the preparation of São Paulo for the duel against Inter de Limeira, Thursday, at 21:30, in Morumbi, for the seventh round of the Paulista Championship.

During the activity, Ceni divided the group of players into two for positioning and movement work. Afterwards, these two groups faced each other.

In the end, the coach reinforced the work of exchanging passes and finishing.

Injured, Luan, Luciano and Patrick remain out of the team this round. The first two are already doing pre-season physical work. Patrick is still recovering under the supervision of the club's physiotherapists.

Ceni must maintain the rotation of players he has been doing since the start of the season. In the last match, he indicated that Gabriel Sara, Rigoni and Alisson, the only ones who started in the five games so far, should get a rest soon.

São Paulo is second in Group B, with seven points, behind São Bernardo, which has 11. Inter de Limeira is the bottom of Group A, with six points.

At the end of last year, São Paulo fans feared that Arboleda, one of the main players in the squad, would not renew his contract to be able to leave for free in the middle of 2022 to any interested club.

Talks went on for months, which raised some doubts as to whether the defender really wanted to remain at the club. He stated, however, that he never thought about leaving the Tricolor. In December, Arboleda signed the renewal until the end of 2024.

I never thought of leaving São Paulo. São Paulo is my home. I love the affection of the fans on the streets, in the stadium and on social media, I have always been well received by them. We reached a consensus that was good for me and for São Paulo, I always looked for that and made it very clear to the board, São Paulo is my home – he said.

With the contract extended, Arboleda started the year on a high with coach Rogério Ceni. After losing the first two rounds of the Campeonato Paulista for being with the Ecuadorian team, the defender joined the team and never left.

While Diego Costa and Miranda take turns in defense, Arboleda played the full 90 minutes in the next three matches. The player has even been important for the evolution of the young defender Diego Costa, who has gained more and more space with Ceni.

– Diego is a player who has been with us for a long time as a professional and has always been very dedicated to training and games. I try to help him as best I can and I learn from him too, it's an exchange. I've always liked to guide the last line, so we don't get exposed and with Diego it's no different, we communicate a lot during matches and that's essential – said Arboleda.

After fighting against relegation from the 2021 Campeonato Brasileiro, São Paulo went to the market in the transfer window to reinforce its squad. The idea was to change the players' profile, especially after Rogério Ceni said that the team's athletes were silent.

Tricolor then hired experienced players, such as Rafinha, Nikão, Patrick, Alisson and Jandrei. According to Arboleda, the reinforcements are not exempt from responsibility, even with little time at the club.

– In addition to being talented players, reinforcements have a voice in the squad. They are good guys, who want and work for the best of São Paulo. It's a job with new pieces, which needs integration and time for that. It's not overnight. Rogério works this with us, he rotated the squad a lot at the beginning of the championship and gives opportunities for a good part of the squad to gain game rhythm – commented the defender.

Arboleda and some of the new faces of Tricolor for the season will be back on the pitch this Thursday, at 9:30 pm, at Morumbi, to face Inter de Limeira, for Paulistão. The team seeks the third consecutive victory.

– The cast talks a lot to adjust small details. I think that's the main focus at the moment. The pressure for results was very great, but we managed to win two good victories in the last games, with only one goal conceded. This is very important for all of us, as it is something that we demand a lot internally – concluded Arboleda.