Kochorashvili could be in for a bombshell early in his Sporting days | OneFootball

Giorgi Kochorashvili will start for Sporting against Porto, scheduled for next Saturday, August 30th. Due to the injury suffered by Hidemasa Morita in the match against Nacional, Rui Borges will be forced to make changes to the Lions' starting eleven for the upcoming Clássico.

Since the Japanese midfielder began the week working with the Performance Unit of the green and whites, he is very unlikely to recover in time for the Clássico and, therefore, the Georgian is expected to make his first start for the Alvalade club against the Dragons.

Still on Morita, the truth is that the length of absence for Sporting’s number 5 or even the severity of his injury remains unknown. However, due to his history, the green and white staff does not intend to risk fielding the player before he is fully recovered.

Sporting and Porto will face off next Saturday, August 30th. The fourth round of Liga Portugal Betclic, which marks the first Clássico of the 2025/26 season, is set to kick off at 8:30 pm at Estádio José Alvalade. At this point, both teams have three wins from three matches played.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Giorgi Kochorashvili—valued at 5 million euros—has featured in four matches: all of them as a substitute. In the 103 minutes he has played, the ‘number 14’ of the Alvalade club has yet to score or provide an assist.

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