Fotis Ioannidis: revealed if he’ll be on the bench for Sporting v Porto | OneFootball

Although he had been considered doubtful in the days leading up to the match, Fotis Ioannidis is included in Sporting’s squad for the home game against Porto, after positive progress with the left knee issue that had sidelined him in recent weeks.

In the pre-match press conferencethe forward was given the ‘green light’ and was included in the squad that gathered at Alvalade yesterday afternoon.

“He’s in doubt. That’s how it’s been, and it still is. It’s very much a day-to-day thing, seeing how he feels... He’s doubtful for tomorrow’s game,” Rui Borges said in the pre-match press conference, before ultimately calling up Fotis Ioannidis who, in any case, will start the match on the substitutes’ bench.

As such, there are three confirmed absences on Sporting’s side for the match against Francesco Farioli’s Porto: Ricardo Mangas, Giorgi Kochorashvili, and Geovany Quenda. The first two were confirmed by Rui Borges, while the latter is still recovering and is expected back in the middle of this month. Zeno Debast and Pote are also fit to play.

The match, which counts as the first leg of the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal, against the team led by Francesco Farioli, will be played at 20:45 at the Estádio José Alvalade.

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