Gonçalo Inácio and Hjulmand give Sporting a major headache | OneFootball

Sporting is starting to realize that Gonçalo Inácio and Morten Hjulmand are reaching their fatigue limit at the start of this season

Morten Hjulmand and Gonçalo Inácio are completely on the ropes at Sporting. The two captains of the Alvalade Club have been showing the strain of too many minutes at the start of the season, and Rui Borges is expected to leave both out of the starting eleven against Paços de Ferreira.

As for the defender, the truth is that he returned to Lions training with a knock from the National Team and could very well be left out of the match sheet for the third round of the Portuguese Cup, with the goal of recovering in time for the Champions League and the National Championship.

The number 42, for his part, also has just returned from duty with Denmark with another 154 minutes in his legs, after starting both matches (Belarus - 64'; and Greece - 90'). Hjulmand could also give up his spot in the Lions’ starting eleven, with João Simões coming into contention.

At this point—and bearing in mind it’s still October—two of Sporting’s main players already show some fatigue and even physical issues, as is the case with Inácio. Compared to the same period in 2024, both have already surpassed their respective records in official matches, in terms of minutes played.

Sporting return to the field only on Saturday, October 18, against Paços de Ferreira. The match, counting for the third round of the Portuguese Cup, against the side led by Filipe Cândido, will be played at Estádio Capital do Móvel at 8:15 p.m.

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