Rui Borges could get a ‘favour’ from Forlán before Braga v Sporting | OneFootball

Maxi Araújo remains one of the cases attracting the most attention at Sporting during this international break. The left-back will only finish his commitments with Uruguay on October 6, in India, three days before the Lions travel to Braga.

According to newspaper ‘Record’, however, Rui Borges could receive good news before that match. Diego Forlán is expected to manage the minutes of the number 20 against India, and there is even a chance that Maxi could start the game on the bench.

The Sporting player has already racked up plenty of game time during this international window. He played 84 minutes against Japan, a match in which he scored, and then completed the full 90 minutes in Uruguay’s 4-1 thrashing of South Korea.

Forlán is expected to use the third and final friendly to try out a few things, a scenario that could directly benefit Sporting. Maxi may only get a few minutes or could even be rested for most of the match, reducing the physical toll before returning to Portugal.

. The long trip from Kolkata and the physical condition in which the Uruguayan reports to the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy will be decisive, so his place in the starting eleven against Braga may remain uncertain almost until matchday.

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