Alarm bells for Rui Borges! Sporting player has fitness issue on duty | OneFootball

Georgios Vagiannidis gave Sporting a scare during the international break. The right-back felt some muscular discomfort while on duty with Greece and will miss the next match against the Netherlands, although the situation is not considered worrying.

It appears that the green-and-white player felt discomfort during Greece’s 1-0 win over Germany last Sunday, 27 September. Vagiannidis started the match, but was substituted at half-time, making way for Manolis Saliakas.

Given the physical issue, Ivan Jovanovic decided to call up Triantafyllos Tsapras to strengthen the options on the right side of defence. Greece were already without Lazaros Rota due to injury, which left the coach with limited options for the position.

Vagiannidis is therefore ruled out for the home match against the Netherlands, scheduled for this Thursday. Even so, the layoff should be short, estimated at seven days or less, and the player could even return as an option for the final match of this international window, again against Germany.

, by 2-1, on the opening matchday of the Nations League, before keeping his place in the starting line-up for the win achieved on German soil.

the full-back should be available for Sporting’s trip to Braga, scheduled for 9 October.

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