Fotis Ioannidis to Bodø/Glimt or Sporting? Fresh updates on the striker | OneFootball

Luis Suárez has been practically the only reference in Sporting’s attack in recent weeks, largely due to Fotis Ioannidis’s physical limitations. The Greek striker is still recovering from an injury to the medial collateral ligament in his right knee, and his physical condition has been managed with great caution by the Lions’ medical department.

Ioannidis accompanied the team on their recent trip to Braga and, according to the newspaper O Jogo, he is also expected to be part of the squad traveling to Norway, where the Lions will face Bodø/Glimt in a Champions League match. Even so, the Greek international is not expected to be an option to play.

Given this scenario, the young forward Rafael Nel, from the B team, may once again be included in Rui Borges’s squad list, remaining as an alternative for the attacking sector, in a match where the coach may want to give Luis Suárez a few minutes of rest.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Fotis Ioannidis – valued at 20 million euros – has played 22 matches. The 26-year-old Greek international striker has played 944 minutes, during which he has already scored six goals and provided three assists for the green and white team.

The green and white club will be back on the pitch next Wednesday, March 11, against Bodø/Glimt. The match, which counts as the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against the Norwegian side, will be played at 8:00 pm at Aspmyra Stadion.

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