Rui Borges blames Roberto Martínez for Sporting starter’s injury | OneFootball

Since Rui Silva is called up to play in the Estoril - Sporting match, as Rui Borges mentioned in the pre-match briefing, the coach of the lions ended up revealing that, contrary to what was thought, the goalkeeper was not injured while serving the Alvalade Club.

The first match the goalkeeper missed was against Famalicão and, according to reports on the situation, it was suggested that he had been injured in the last training session before the match. However, Rui Borges stated that the player "came back with a knock from the National Team."

Rui Borges was then asked who would be the starter at Amoreira: "I am very comfortable with either. I think Rui... I don't need to say much, he was important in our achievements last season. He had a good start, but unfortunately, he came back with a knock from the break. He had a break, albeit a short one. I hope he feels as comfortable as possible to make decisions. Virgínia gave a great response, which we expected, so I am happy to have both in the squad. We'll see who will defend."

At this point, the team led by Rui Borges has a total of 15 points in the National Championship. The lions are thus in second place in the competition, behind Porto, which has 18 points, and ahead of Benfica, with 13.

Sporting will return to the field next Saturday, September 27, against Estoril, in a match related to the seventh round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The match against the team led by Ian Cathro will be played at 8:30 PM, at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, the opponent's home ground.

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