Mangas could be ‘forced’ into a position switch at Sporting | OneFootball

Ricardo Mangas may end up changing positions at Sporting. Due to the absence of Pedro Gonçalves in the training session before the match against Kairat, for the Champions League, Rui Borges found himself 'forced' to adapt the player who arrived at Alvalade this summer.

According to information revealed by the newspaper Record, the 'number 8' of the lions was only managed as a precaution, which is why he stayed in the gym while the rest of the team was on the pitch at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, and, as the coach admitted in the pre-match press conference, he is part of the squad.

However, also if necessary, Rui Borges ended up testing Ricardo Mangas as a left winger, he who has been used as a full-back since he joined Sporting in the last transfer window. Without Pote in training, the lions' coach had to adapt the player.

With the first 15 minutes of training open, Pote's absence was noticeable, as he is doing conditioned work in the gym just one day before the lions' debut in the prestigious competition. Besides the 'number 8', Rui Silva, Ousmane Diomande, Geny Catamo, Nuno Santos, and Daniel Bragança are also absent.

Sporting will return to the field on Thursday, September 18th, 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 PM.

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