Rui Borges readies surprise line-up for Vitória de Guimarães v Sporting | OneFootball

Fotis Ioannidis on the left and Georgios Vagiannidis on the right. Rui Borges will make changes to Sporting's starting eleven against Vitória de Guimarães this Tuesday, December 23rd, and the two Greeks on the wings might be the surprise of the night in this challenging away game for the green and whites.

With limited options due to injuries and the CAN, the Lions' coach has to field the possible weapons and, according to the newspaper Record, this will be one of the main changes for Sporting's visit to Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.

“We have to adapt to the available players and the strategy. Both Fotis and Vagiannidis can be wingers. [Vagiannidis] is a player who can play there, yes, he has trained in that position and can do it at any moment,” confirmed Rui Borges in the pre-match interview.

As for the defense, Eduardo Quaresma and Gonçalo Inácio are expected to remain - mainly because there aren't many more options for this duo -, but Maxi Araújo will return to the left, in the deeper line, with Iván Fresneda appearing on the opposite side.

Another question mark is in the midfield. João Simões maintains the confidence of Sporting's coach, but he might end up being managed and give way to Hidemasa Morita in supporting Morten Hjulmand. Francisco Trincão and Luis Suárez will accompany the Hellenic armada in the attack front.

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