Hidemasa Morita misses national team duty, Sporting left worried | OneFootball

Just as it happened with Ousmane Diomande, Hidemasa Morita was left out of the Japan National Team's call-up. The national coach of the Japanese explained, in a press conference, the absence of the Sporting player, who is usually present in the training camps of his country's team.

Hajime Moriyasu, Japan's coach, spoke to journalists in a press conference and specifically addressed the absence of Hidemasa Morita, a Sporting player, who this year has already suffered from some physical issues, just as he did last season.

"Morita is an excellent player, he was a key piece [for Japan] in the qualifiers [for the 2026 World Cup] and helped the team win", the Japanese Coach began by explaining, making sure to leave several compliments for the midfielder from Sporting.

Immediately after, he provided the justification for not selecting the Sporting player: "I confirmed that he returned to the team and I am assessing his physical condition. But I decided that he is not yet in his best form, so I did not call him up".

Despite having faced some difficulties at the start of the season, Hidemasa Morita will be fully fit to help the Sporting team, as he did in the last three matches of the lions, in which he always played (in the last two, as a used substitute). In any case, his absence from Japan's call-up allows the green and white midfielder to avoid the long trips necessary to join his National Team's training camp, staying in Alvalade, working under the orders of Rui Borges.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.