João Simões pushes for more minutes at Sporting and could be on the move... | OneFootball

João Simões may have a golden opportunity to showcase himself at Sporting - Kairat. The young midfielder for the Lions only got his first minutes of the season against Famalicão, but Rui Borges may end up betting on the player for the Lions’ Champions League debut.

With a tight schedule, the coach of the green and whites will have to manage the team—which is ‘on pins and needles’ due to the wave of injuries at Alvalade. Therefore, in midfield, Sporting can only be certain of counting on Morten Hjulmand and Giorgi Kochorashvili, since Hidemasa Morita is still recovering and, although he might get a few minutes, Borges may not want to take the risk.

As a result, João Simões may get some playing time. The management that Rui Borges is forced to do at Sporting—since the Lions play again on Monday, against Moreirense—could end up giving new life to the midfielder, who this season has only made one appearance and played a total of two minutes.

Sporting will take the field again on Thursday, September 18, against Kairat Almaty. The match against the team led by Rafael Urazbakhtin, valid for the first round of the Champions League, will be played at Estádio José Alvalade and is scheduled to kick off at 8:00 p.m.

In the league phase of the millionaires’ competition, it should be remembered that Sporting will face not only Kairat (who are without a goalkeeper) but also Napoli (on October 1 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium), Marseille (on October 22 at Alvalade), Juventus (on November 4 at the Juventus Stadium), Club Brugge (on November 26 at Alvalade), Bayern Munich (on December 9 at the Allianz Arena), PSG (on January 20 at Alvalade), and finally, Athletic Bilbao (on January 28 at San Mamés).

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