Good and bad news: Rui Borges boosted at Sporting, but three injured | OneFootball

Sporting held its first training session of the pre-season camp in Lagos this Sunday morning. Rui Borges led a session with 31 players, continuing the green-and-white team’s preparations for the new season.

During the first few minutes open to the media, it was possible to see the five new signings already integrated into the squad. Issa Doumbia, Silas Andersen, Pedro Lima, Sergi Altimira and Jesse Derry took part in the drills as normal and continue to build match fitness alongside the rest of their teammates.

Going the other way, Nuno Santos, Iván Fresneda and João Simões were not present on the pitch during the period open to journalists. Rodrigo Zalazar and Maxi Araújo also remain absent, as they will only join the squad at the end of the week after the holiday period granted by the Club.

After the traditional "keep-away" drill, Rui Borges gathered the players on the pitch for a talk with the whole group, at a time when he is looking to consolidate processes and speed up the new arrivals’ adaptation to the coaching staff’s ideas.

Sporting Sporting will remain in Lagos until July 20, during which time they will play two warm-up matches against Celtic and Strasbourg. The Algarve camp is seen by the coaching staff as a key phase in preparing for the official start of the season.

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