Breaking news! New absence and a doubt for Sporting v Estoril | OneFootball

Breaking news: Ricardo Mangas is out of Sporting - Estoril and Fotis Ioannidis is still in doubt. Besides that, Zeno Debast also won’t play by choice and Giorgi Kochorashvili is also not fit, Rui Borges informed during the pre-match press conference.

"Kochorashvili is out and so is Mangas. Fotis is still in doubt. His return is similar to Zeno’s, in the sense that it’s a specific injury. Other than that, Nuno Santos is fine. The only problem is that he was out for a long time. The decision-making is there, the quality is there, but he’s still lacking the physical and athletic part. He’s feeling better and better and is available," the coach clarified.

Regarding his options, Rui Borges was also asked about the choice he’ll have to make between Pedro Gonçalves and Luís Guilherme: "Pote... we’ve had great games with Pote and now one without him. In this case Luís Guilherme played, Trincão has also played. They’re all important. Luís Guilherme just arrived and has a 70 percent dribble success rate. They’re different players, but important. I’m happy to have more options."

After 23 matches played, the team led by Rui Borges has 58 points and is in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (62) is in first place, while Benfica closes the podium with 55.

The green and white team will be back on the pitch next Friday, February 27, against Estoril. The match, counting for the 24th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Ian Cathro, will be played at 8:45 pm at Estádio José Alvalade.

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