Martim Fernandes not in Farioli's Porto-Tondela plans, could face Sporting | OneFootball

Martim Fernandes remains unavailable to Francesco Farioli for Sunday’s home match against Tondela, scheduled for 8:30 pm. The full-back is recovering from a sprain to his right ankle, suffered in the first game against Nottingham Forest, and has still not been cleared to train. Yesterday, he only underwent treatment and gym work and is now targeting a return to the pitch for the clássico against Sporting in the Portuguese Cup. It is not certain that he will be at one hundred percent on Wednesday, but that is the expectation, which is why Martim was present at Olival on the two days his teammates traveled to England.

Alberto Costa’s substitution at half-time in the Europa League match, beyond tactical reasons, was mainly related to managing the former Juventus player’s physical overload, as he had completed the full 90 minutes against Estoril. The same applies to Zaidu, who has occupied the left side of the defense in recent weeks. For that reason, both are expected to start tomorrow night in a match that could have a major impact on the title race, especially since it will be played after the result of the Lisbon derby is already known.

As for the rest, Samu, scorer of one of FC Porto’s two goals in the win at Tondela in the first half of the league season, Luuk de Jong and Nehuén Pérez are definite absentees for tomorrow, in a match that will mark Oskar Peituszewski’s return to the starting eleven. The young Pole, it should be remembered, could not play in European competitions because he had not been registered.

The final training session before the round 30 match is scheduled for this afternoon. Before that, at 1:30 pm, Francesco Farioli will preview the game in a press conference.

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