Rui Borges may back 18-year-old talent at Sporting – Kairat | OneFootball

João Simões stood out in the few minutes he was on the field in Famalicão, making it clear that he is ready to help Rui Borges in the squad rotation, given the upcoming schedule. The 18-year-old player could thus be a surprise for Rui Borges in the clash against Kairat.

With a tight schedule, the coach of the green and whites will have to manage the team - which is 'on pins and needles' due to the wave of injuries at Alvalade. Therefore, for the midfield, Sporting can only be sure of counting on Morten Hjulmand and Giorgi Kochorashvili, since Hidemasa Morita is still recovering and, despite possibly having a few minutes, Borges may not want to take risks.

As a result, João Simões might get some playing time. The management that Rui Borges is obliged to at Sporting - since the lions play again on Monday against Moreirense - could end up giving a new boost to the midfielder who, this season, has only one appearance on the field and a total of two minutes played.

Sporting will be back on 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.

In the league phase of the millionaire competition, it should be noted, Sporting will face not only Kairat (which is without a goalkeeper) but also Napoli (on October 1, at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium), Marseille (on October 22, at Alvalade), Juventus (on November 4, at Juventus Stadium), Club Brugge (on November 26, at Alvalade), Bayern Munich (on December 9, at Allianz Arena), PSG (on January 20, at Alvalade), and finally, Athletic Bilbao (on January 28, at San Mamés).

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