Rui Borges forced into surprise line-up change for Sporting v Porto clash | OneFootball

Hidemasa Morita's injury may force Rui Borges to launch Giorgi Kochorashvili in the starting lineup for the first time in the Sporting - Porto match

After the injury sustained by Hidemasa Morita in the third round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against Nacional, Rui Borges has already started thinking about how to overcome the absence of the Japanese international against Porto: Giorgi Kochorashvili will be a starter for Sporting.

Since the Japanese midfielder started the week of work at the Performance Unit of the green and whites, he will hardly be recovered in time for the Classic and, therefore, the Georgian should make his debut as a starter for the Alvalade Club against the dragons.

Still about Morita, the truth is that the duration of the stoppage of the Sporting 'number 5' or the severity of his injury is still unknown. However, due to his history, the green and white staff do not intend to risk launching the player without being fully recovered.

Sporting and Porto face off this Saturday, August 30th. The fourth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, which marks the first Classic of the 2025/26 season, is scheduled to start at 8:30 pm, at the José Alvalade Stadium. At the moment, both teams have three wins in three games played.

This season, with the Sporting jersey, Giorgi Kochorashvili - valued at 5 million euros - has participated in four games: all of them as a substitute used. In the 103 minutes he has been used, the 'number 14' of the Alvalade Club has not yet scored any goals or assists.

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