Luis Suárez's fitness still a worry for Sporting | OneFootball

One of Sporting’s main concerns right now is managing the physical condition of Luis Suárez. With Fotis Ioannidis out due to injury, the Colombian international is Rui Borges’ only striker for the crucial phase ahead. However, the player’s body has also been showing signs of strain.

For this reason, after spending this international break with the Colombian national team – where he was managed in the last game – he will only arrive in Portugal after the 19th. In the early hours of that day, Colombia still has a match scheduled against Australia in New York. Suárez will travel directly from the US city to Alvalade.

Despite being rested in the last game – and still wearing an elastic bandage on his right knee – the Sporting player wants to prove himself to his national team coach and this will be his last opportunity, since he does not have a guaranteed spot in Néstor Lorenzo’s squad for the 2026 World Cup.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Luis Suárez – valued at 22 million euros – has played 17 matches: 11 in Liga Portugal Betclic, four in the Champions League, one in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In 1,182 minutes, the striker has scored eight goals and provided two assists.

The green and white team will return to the pitch only on Saturday, November 22, against Marinhense. The match, part of the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup, will be played against Rui Sacramento’s side at 18:00 in Alvalade.

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