Ioannidis out of Sporting v Casa Pia, more bad news to come | OneFootball

Fotis Ioannidis will not be available for the Sporting - Casa Pia match, and the bad news doesn't stop there. The Greek international - who was injured against Vitória de Guimarães - will follow a strict recovery plan before returning to competition, and there is no set date for his return yet.

The information is being reported by the newspaper A Bola, which reveals that the player will be forced to stop, although it is not a serious injury. Since it is a recurring issue, it requires extra care and demands a full recovery, to avoid the risk of aggravating the injury to the internal collateral ligament of the right knee.

Therefore, the same source writes that the Sporting medical department does not currently set any specific timeline for Fotis Ioannidis' return to Rui Borges' options. Everything will depend on the forward's progress in the coming days, but it is certain that he will miss the lions' reception of the geese this Friday, January 16th.

Since he is an important member of the squad, the Greek's reassessment will be daily, but Rui Borges also does not intend to take risks by using the striker before he is ready, as he could have a significant role in the upcoming cycle for the lions: Casa Pia (16), PSG (20), Arouca (24), and Athletic Bilbao (28).

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Fotis Ioannidis – valued at 20 million euros – has played 21 matches. The 25-year-old Greek international forward has played 931 minutes, during which he has scored six goals and provided three assists with the green and white stripes.

Fotis Ioannidis already speaks a bit of Portuguese:

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