Rui Borges’ 10-year lucky charm could boost Sporting in Champions League | OneFootball

Rui Borges has a lucky charm that could help Sporting win against Kairat Almaty. The Alvalade Club has a scheduled match against the Kazakh team next Thursday, September 18, for the opening round of the regular phase of the Champions League.

According to information provided by the newspaper Record, the coach from Mirandela will enter the field with his Casio watch, which has accompanied him for over 10 years. In this way, the lions' coach uses this accessory as a superstition that might bring his teams closer to victory.

The classic model of the Japanese brand is an accessory that has accompanied Rui Borges since his time in charge of Mirandela in the 2017/18 season and has been noticed in several photographs of the 44-year-old coach during his tenures at Académico de Viseu, Nacional, Vilafranquense, Mafra, Moreirense, Vitória de Guimarães, and now, Sporting.

The lions' coach might rely on his Casio watch to secure his first victory in the Champions League. Since taking charge of the green and whites, he has played four games in the prestigious tournament without any wins. He recorded two draws against Bologna and Borussia Dortmund and two losses against the Vestfalia yellows and Leipzig.

Sporting will return to the field on Thursday, September 18, against Kairat Almaty. The match against the team led by Rafael Urazbakhtin, valid for the first round of the Champions League, will be played at Estádio José Alvalade and is scheduled to kick off at 8:00 PM.

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