Pote could shock everyone and make a Sporting return to... | OneFootball

Pote may very well surprise everyone and return much sooner than expected. For now, it is almost certain that he can be included in Rui Borges' choices for the Benfica - Sporting match, but not only that. The player might even accumulate some minutes in the meantime.

After being injured in the game against Santa Clara on November 8, with a prognosis of four weeks of stoppage, there were fears that the 'number 8' would be absent for the lions in the match against their eternal rival on December 5, but that now seems to be in doubt.

In fact, according to the newspaper A Bola, Pote might even have minutes before that match. Sporting's goal is to give the forward some game time against Club Brugge (Champions League) or Estrela da Amadora (Liga Portugal Betclic). The most likely is against the Reboleira team.

Nevertheless, it is 100% certain that the player will be out of Rui Borges' options for the match against Marinhense, valid for the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup, which will take place next Saturday, November 22, at 6:00 PM.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Pedro Gonçalves - valued at 30 million euros - has already played 17 games: 11 for Liga Portugal, four for the Champions League, one for the Portuguese Cup, and another for the Super Cup. During the 1,394 minutes he was used, the 'number 8' of the lions has already scored nine goals and made six assists.

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