The Brazilian left back Alex Sandro He trained alone this Thursday and remains a doubt for the final of the America Cup next Saturday against Argentina, in the stadium Maracana from Rio de Janeiro.
Two days before the big decision, the defender Juventus Italian is still recovering from a muscle injury in his left thigh that has already left him out of the quarterfinal and semi-final matches against chili Y Peru, respectively.
In practice this Thursday, at the Comary Farm, the high-performance center of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), in Rio de Janeiro, Sandro, 30, trained separately from the rest of his teammates from the Canarinha for the second day in a row.
Without yet returning to group work, everything seems to indicate that he will not arrive in time for the end of the Maracana. In its place is outlined Renan lodi.
The player of the Athletic The 23-year-old de Madrid started against Chile and Peru, as well as in two of the four games in the group stage of this Copa América, and was at a high level.
Canarinha, who will defend the continental title they won in 2019, reaches the final undefeated with a balance of five wins and a draw, although in the quarterfinals and semifinals their game was less showy and only saved the connection between Neymar and Lucas Packet.
Argentina, leadered by Lionel messi, the top scorer of the tournament with four goals, he also does not know defeat in this Copa América, although he suffered more than expected in the semifinals against the Colombian team, which he only managed to win in the penalty shoot-out.