Hidemasa Morita brings good news to Sporting substitute | OneFootball

Hidemasa Morita's injury allowed Kochorashvili to finally jump into Sporting's starting eleven. The Georgian midfielder arrived at Alvalade in the transfer window, coming from Levante, but had been overshadowed by the Japanese player, who recently suffered from some muscle problems.

Upon arriving at Alvalade, Kochorashvili did not immediately gain a starting status: the Georgian saw Hidemasa Morita take on this role at the beginning of the season, the Japanese player who is, admittedly, one of Rui Borges' favorite players in the Sporting squad he has at his disposal.

However, Hidemasa Morita suffered from some muscle problems, as had happened last season, and Kochorashvili was the one to benefit. The Georgian replaced the Japanese, even started in the first classic of the year, against Porto, and performed well. Meanwhile, he maintained the good momentum with another start for his national team.

Given this scenario, Rui Borges has a difficult decision to make regarding Sporting's next match, against Famalicão. Morita could be an option, if he fully recovers and is ready for the intensity of the match. However, this does not guarantee him a starting position, as Kochorashvili has earned, at least, consideration by the green and white coach.

Both central midfielders harbor hopes of starting against Famalicão, and in this field, the physical aspect will have a greater importance - there, Kochorashvili seems to have, so far, more luck than Morita, since he was the victim of a very hard tackle in the last game of his national team, which earned the opposing player a red card, but he did not suffer any problem due to this foul and was able to continue in the match without any implications.

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