Rui Borges has a plan to bring Ousmane Diomande back into the Sporting fold | OneFootball

Ousmane Diomande is expected to return to Sporting’s training next Tuesday and, by all indications, the Ivorian international has a guaranteed spot in Rui Borges’ starting eleven for the match against Casa Pia, scheduled for next Friday, January 16.

With Eduardo Quaresma out for three weeks and some uncertainty surrounding Zeno Debast, the green and white coach finally has some good news for the defense, thanks to the elimination of Ivory Coast from the Africa Cup of Nations, against Egypt.

Ousmane Diomande has been absent from the Sporting squad since December 15, when he joined the Elephants’ national team. During this period, the defender played just over 90 minutes in matches against Gabon (December 31) and Burkina Faso (January 6), and this limited playing time does not seem to worry the Club of Alvalade’s management.

Even so, Sporting showed some concern last week, when Emerse Faé stated that the ‘number 26’ of the Lions was doubtful for the match against Egypt due to “muscle discomfort”. Although the player did not leave the bench in that match, no information about an injury has reached Alvalade, and he should be ready to return to training without limitations.

If this information is confirmed, Ousmane Diomande should start for Sporting against Casa Pia, in a match valid for the 18th round of Liga Portugal Betclic, filling the spot that Eduardo Quaresma occupied in recent weeks, alongside Gonçalo Inácio.

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