Fate dealt Pote a cruel blow at Santa Clara – Sporting | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Santa Clara, 2-1, in the 11th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Pote scored the first goal for the lions in the Azores, but fate decreed that the night would be tragic for the Portuguese international, who got injured again a year later.

Just like last season, Pote left with complaints in the 11th round of the National Championship. In 2024/25, the injury sustained in Braga would keep the forward out for several months, missing a large part of the season. Now, the severity of the problem is still unknown.

What is certain is that Pote left the field on his own at the 55th minute, requesting a substitution. Holding his face, the versatile Sporting player appeared very downcast, at a time when he had been called up for the National Team. Pedro Gonçalves will be assessed by the Sporting staff upon returning to training this Sunday.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Pedro Gonçalves - valued at 30 million euros - has already played 17 matches: 11 for the Liga Portugal, four for the Champions League, one for the Portuguese Cup, and another for the Super Cup. During the 1,394 minutes he was utilized, the 'number 8' of the lions has already scored nine goals and provided six assists.

Sporting will return to the field only on Saturday, November 22, against Marinhense. The match, part of the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup, against the team led by Rui Sacramento, will be played at 6:00 PM in Alvalade.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.