Exclusive Leonino – Nuno Santos return sparks debate, Sporting set the date | OneFootball

Sporting is already targeting a return date for Nuno Santos, according to Leonino. The recovery of the green and white player is going well and, at 30 years old, Rui Borges is pleased with the progress of the left-footed player, who has been injured for 11 months.

According to information obtained from a source close to the process, the 'number 11' of the Alvalade Club has been giving a positive response in his recovery process, carried out at the Performance Unit, at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, in Alcochete, and is already targeting a return date, as we advance in this Leonino Exclusive.

Although there is no fixed date for his return to the pitches, Nuno Santos is targeting his return to official competition in the period after the next stop for international commitments, in time to join the Sporting squad that will face Marseille on October 22, in a match for the Champions League.

It is worth remembering that the left-footed player suffered a serious injury during last season's visit to Famalicão, and has since been sidelined. On October 26, 2024, the 'number 11' of the lions suffered a rupture of the patellar tendon in his right knee. The player tried to return in time for the final of the Portuguese Cup last season and the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, but his efforts were not rewarded.

In 2024/25, up to the injury, with the Sporting shirt, Nuno Santos - valued at 9 million euros - had 10 matches: seven in the Betlic Portugal League, two in the Champions League and one in the Portuguese Cup. In the 606 minutes he was on the pitch, the 30-year-old athlete scored a goal (Sturm Graz) and made an assist (Portimonense).

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