Rui Borges, heir to Amorim, leads Sporting into San Mamés

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·28 January 2026

Rui Borges, heir to Amorim, leads Sporting into San Mamés

Sporting head to San Mamés under Rui Borges, regarded as the heir to Amorim. After several decades in Benfica and Porto’s shadow, they are back mixing with the elite.

According to El Correo, between 1982 and 2020 Sporting won only two league titles.

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The Lions, once proud standard-bearers, had faded domestically across that stretch. Under Amorim, then Borges, the club have rejoined Portugal’s heavyweights.

That backdrop frames their visit to San Mamés. Borges leads a side now comfortable among the traditional powers.

The shift has been gradual, from Amorim to Borges. What follows at San Mamés will be viewed against that context.

Source: El Correo