Augusto Inácio predicts Sporting v Arsenal | OneFootball

Viktor Gyokeres will return to Alvalade with the aim of helping Arsenal in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Augusto Inácio, a former player, coach and director of the Lions, spoke about the Swede and Luis Suárez, believing that Sporting can beat the English side.

“I don’t know how he will be received by the fans, but they will certainly take into account what he did at Sporting. Gyokeres’ 43 goals in his first season are within reach. They are players with different characteristics. One plays more in behind, as was Rúben Amorim’s style of football, while the other is more of a link-up player, as is Rui Borges’ style of football,” he told the newspaper O Jogo, speaking about the differences between the two.

“They are both great goalscorers, but with different styles. Suárez would not be as effective with Rúben Amorim’s usual strategy, and Gyokeres would not be as effective with Rui Borges’ either,” he stressed. Augusto Inácio believes the two have different strengths.

“I think tactically they both do their job, Gyokeres is more powerful and has a stronger shot. Suárez presses the opponent’s build-up more, is lighter and freer in his movement, managing more lethal runs inside the box. He is also stronger in the air than Gyokeres.”

As for the tie, Augusto Inácio believes it will be evenly balanced: “This has nothing to do with the fact that I’m Portuguese... I think Sporting have what it takes to win, especially because Rui Borges rotated the team against Santa Clara. There are fresh legs, greater focus and concentration. Otherwise, it would be the death of the artist. I think it will be a 50/50 tie.”

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