Ousmane Diomande late for Sporting-Torreense prep, surprise reason | OneFootball

Sporting began preparations this Tuesday for the Portuguese Cup final against Torreense, in a session held at the Estádio Nacional, the venue for the decider scheduled for next Sunday. One of the moments that drew the most attention ended up involving Ousmane Diomande, who was among the last players to join the training session led by Rui Borges.

The centre-back arrived on the pitch after the rest of his teammates, but did not immediately take part in the drills. Already on the Jamor turf, Diomande took a brief pause to pray before joining training, a situation that ultimately explained the Ivorian international’s ‘delay’ in the session open to the media.

The training session also included the presence of Frederico Varandas and was marked by four absences. Fotis Ioannidis, Morten Hjulmand, Iván Fresneda and Nuno Santos did not take to the pitch with the rest of the group. In the case of the Sporting captain, his staying at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy was a precautionary measure after his recent return to competition against Gil Vicente. Pote was present wearing protection on his left leg.

In this way, Sporting are looking to end the 2025/26 season with a trophy, after securing second place in Liga Portugal Betclic and the corresponding return to the Champions League. A win against Torreense would also guarantee a place in the Super Cup against Porto.

The green-and-white side return to action next Sunday, 24 May, against Torreense. The match, the Portuguese Cup final against the team coached by Luís Tralhão, is scheduled to kick off at 17:15 at Jamor.

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