Pote was a last-minute doubt to start for Sporting against Kairat | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves was very close to not playing in the Sporting - Kairat match last Thursday, September 18th. However, the player passed the final tests from the Lions' medical department and ended up being part of Rui Borges' choices for the starting eleven.

According to information reported by the newspaper Record, although the green and white forward was managed carefully in this match - eventually leaving at the 61st minute, with Alisson Santos coming in for him - Pote showed good physical indicators that deemed him fit to play.

The truth is that Pedro Gonçalves has been one of the main protagonists of the Lions' team at the start of this new sports year, and his performances might earn him a contract renewal with the Lions. The green and white SAD intends to extend the contract with the creative player until 2030, with a salary increase to between 2M and 3M annually.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Pedro Gonçalves - valued at 30 million euros - has already played seven games: five for Liga Portugal, one for the Super Cup, and another for the Champions League. During the 574 minutes he has been on the field, the Lions' number 8 has already scored four goals and provided three assists.

The green and white team will be back on the field next Monday, September 22nd, against Moreirense, in a match for the sixth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The match against the team led by Vasco Botelho da Costa will be played at 8:15 PM at Estádio José Alvalade.

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