João Simões hit by bad news away from Sporting, Rui Borges in despair | OneFootball

Luís Freire will release João Simões from the Portuguese under-21 national team. The Sporting player, who has been performing well recently, was called up to represent the national team, which is trying to qualify for the European Youth Championship.

According to the newspaper Record, João Simões is said to have been injured during a training session with the Portugal national team, which ultimately led to his release from the national squad. The young midfielder will now have more days to recover 100% at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy in Alcochete.

It should be recalled that João Simões had already shown some discomfort in his left foot in Sporting’s last two matches, against Santa Clara and Juventus. According to reports from the national press, these are the issues that have been bothering the young lion and led to his release from the Portugal under-21 national team.

Sporting’s own coach, Rui Borges, had already commented on this discomfort at the end of Sporting’s match in Turin: “Simões was in doubt until the start of the game, he had a minor setback in training with his left foot. But he felt good today. He played a great game.”

Regarding the problem with his left foot. Thus, and considering that João Muniz had also already been released, Geovany Quenda is now the only green and white player in the Portugal under-21 national team, which will face Czechia next Tuesday, November 18, in the qualification for the European Championship in that age group.

Check out the video of João Simões’ contract renewal with Sporting here:

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