Gonçalo Inácio lifts lid on Sporting captain group, there’s a debut | OneFootball

Gonçalo Inácio returned to action for Sporting wearing the captain’s armband and scoring a goal. After taking part in the 2026 World Cup, the centre-back played his first minutes of pre-season and reinforced his status as the team’s main leader for the new campaign.

, he opened the scoring and stayed on the pitch for the first half. At half-time, he still did some exercises on the grass before making way for Eduardo Felicíssimo for the second 45 minutes.

With Gonçalo Inácio’s departure, the armband passed to Eduardo Quaresma. The ‘number 72’, who played the full match, had already performed the captain’s duties in the previous warm-up games and should continue to play a prominent role after renewing his contract until 2031.

“We have a strong group of captains. We have Eduardo Quaresma, Rui Silva, Nuno Santos and Maxi Araújo. I think that, together, we will lead the dressing room well”, Gonçalo Inácio told TVI, revealing that the Uruguay international is also among Rui Borges’ chosen leaders. “We want to start the league strongly, as always. The aim is to win the next game,” he added.

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