Nuno Santos injury? Fresh update on Sporting winger’s return | OneFootball

Nuno Santos is getting closer and closer to returning to action for Sporting, after some advances and setbacks. According to the latest information, the green and white winger will undergo some tests on the pitch this week and, if everything goes as expected, could be available as a reinforcement for Rui Borges in the coming weeks.

Initially, Nuno Santos aimed to wear the Sporting shirt again in the Portuguese Cup final, but that was not possible. Later, the winger set his sights on the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup. However, the Lions’ performance unit vetoed these possibilities due to the risk of a relapse.

Now, by all indications, Nuno Santos is just a small step away from ‘reinforcing’ Sporting. The player has never played under Rui Borges’s guidance and would be a tremendous addition to the Alvalade club, as he could play as a left-back or in more advanced positions on the field.

On October 26, 2024, during Sporting’s away match against Famalicão, Nuno Santos suffered a serious injury. In a contested play with Zaydou Youssouf, the Lions’ winger sustained a complete rupture of the right knee patellar tendon, sidelining him from the pitch for over a year.

Nuno Santos joined Sporting in 2020, coming from Rio Ave. Since then, the winger has played 196 matches for the Alvalade club, scoring 34 goals and providing 42 assists. Now 30 years old, the player has won seven titles with the Lions: three National Championships, two League Cups, one Portuguese Cup, and one Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup.

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