Fresneda and Catamo headaches for Rui Borges before Sporting clash | OneFootball

Rui Borges will likely be forced to rest Iván Fresneda and Geny Catamo in Sporting’s next match, which counts for the Portuguese Cup, against Marinhense. The two green and white players were subjected to a lot of fatigue while on duty for their respective national teams during the FIFA international break, which is now coming to an end.

After granting the squad a three-day break, Rui Borges and his coaching staff will return to training this Wednesday to continue preparing for the match against Marinhense. In the next session, Rui Borges will already have some international players back and will begin to assess their physical condition after their time with their national teams.

Although the match against Marinhense presents a lower level of difficulty than usual, Sporting faces Club Brugge in the Champions League just a few days later, and also has the derby against Benfica on the horizon, scheduled for December 5th. Therefore, it becomes imperative to manage the squad, with special attention to players who have accumulated many minutes with their national teams.

One such case is Iván Fresneda. The Spanish right-back was on duty with Spain’s U21 team during the FIFA international break. Despite scoring a goal and providing an assist in the last match, he played 180 minutes across the two games, so Rui Borges is expected to rest him in the next match. Vagiannidis did not play in Greece’s last game, making him the favorite to start against Marinhense.

Another similar case is Geny Catamo. The Mozambican winger also played every minute in Mozambique’s two matches, thus opening the door for Geovany Quenda to start, as he only played 71 minutes during this FIFA international break with Portugal’s U21 team.

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