Quaresma could be Rui Borges' secret weapon for Santa Clara v Sporting | OneFootball

Eduardo Quaresma could be Rui Borges' 'secret weapon' for Santa Clara vs. Sporting. The Lions' coach is already outlining the strategy to face the Azoreans and, it seems, the 'number 72' may once again be deployed at right-back, but this time in the starting eleven.

This information is being reported by the newspaper Record, which also adds that the experience of having the Portuguese U-21 international in this position was well received by the coach in the match against Juventus, when he came on to replace Georgios Vagiannidis. On this occasion, the Greek player would end up starting the next game on the bench.

Even so, the same source also reveals that this decision will only be 100% confirmed after Thursday and Friday's training sessions, which precede the trip to the Azores. Rui Borges wants to see Quaresma's response, since Iván Fresneda will also miss this game.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Eduardo Quaresma – valued at 17 million euros – has played six matches. In this start to the season, the player has totaled 337 minutes, without scoring any goals or providing any assists to his teammates.

The green and white emblem will return to the pitch next Saturday, November 8, against Santa Clara, in a match for the 11th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The match against the team led by Vasco Matos will be played at 8:30 p.m. at the Estádio de São Miguel, in Ponta Delgada.

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