Rui Borges could be about to face the same issue as Jorge Jesus’ Sporting | OneFootball

The match between Rui Borges' Sporting and Estoril, scheduled for this Saturday, September 27, for the seventh round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, is expected to be marked by the presence of wind. However, this will not be the debut of adverse weather conditions influencing the lions at António Coimbra da Mota Stadium, recalling a similar scenario in the 2017/18 season, with Jorge Jesus leading the lions.

On February 4, 2018, the Alvalade Club, with Jorge Jesus as the team's technical director, traveled to the canaries' field, where they ended up being surprised. The wind felt had a great influence on the match and, at halftime, the green and whites were already losing 2-0, with both goals coming from a set piece playing against the wind.

Estoril's players hit dozens of crosses in these conditions at their stadium. We were not prepared for the wind”.

According to the newspaper Record and IPMA, gusts of 40 kilometers per hour are expected at game time, something that was commented on by Rui Borges in the preview of the next match: “Let's hope the weather helps. It's a field that if there's wind, it greatly complicates the quality of the game. I hope it's not, because if it's not, I believe it will be a great game”.

Sporting returns to the field next Saturday, September 27, against Estoril, in a match for 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 Antónia Coimbra da Mota Stadium.

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