Gonçalo Inácio and Hjulmand give Sporting a real headache | OneFootball

Morten Hjulmand and Gonçalo Inácio are completely on the ropes at Sporting. The two captains of the Alvalade club are showing the effects of too many minutes at the start of the season, and Rui Borges is expected to leave both out of the starting eleven against Paços de Ferreira.

As for the defender, the truth is that he returned to Sporting training carrying a knock from the National Team and may well even be left out of the match sheet for the third round of the Portuguese Cup, with the aim of recovering in time for the Champions League and the National Championship.

The number 42, in turn, also returns now from duty with Denmark with 154 more minutes in his legs, after starting both matches (Belarus - 64; and Greece - 90). Hjulmand could also give up his place in Sporting’s eleven, with João Simões coming into contention.

At this point—and bearing in mind that it’s still October—two of Sporting’s main players are already showing some fatigue and even physical issues, as is the case with Inácio. Compared with the same period in 2024, both have already surpassed their respective records in official matches, in terms of minutes.

Sporting return to action only on Saturday, October 18, against Paços de Ferreira. The match, counting for the third round of the Portuguese Cup, against the side led by Filipe Cândido, will be played at Estádio Capital do Móvel at 8:15 p.m.

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