Rui Borges may spring a surprise in Sporting’s starting XI against Nacional | OneFootball

Rui Borges opened the doors of the starting eleven to Georgios Vagiannidis, who is expected to be a starter for Sporting against Nacional

Rui Borges may have a novelty in the starting eleven of Sporting chosen to face Nacional, next Saturday, August 23, in the 3rd round of Liga Portugal. Georgios Vagiannidis may be the chosen one to fill the right wing of the lions, after the good indicators he has been giving in the lions' training sessions.

The 23-year-old Greek has been training at the Academy since the beginning of the month and, according to the Record newspaper, Rui Borges considers that the young man has already acquired sufficient physical preparation to play 90 minutes for Sporting, in addition to having already assimilated the movements that the leonine coach seeks to apply on the right side.

Vagiannidis made his official debut for Sporting on August 17, in the rout (6-0) of the lions against Arouca. The player entered at the beginning of the second half to replace Fresneda, with whom he will dispute the title of the right side of the leonine defense on the trip to Choupana.

The full-back took advantage of the opportunity given by Rui Borges and, five minutes after entering the field, assisted Ricardo Mangas with a low cross from the right, which resulted in the 4-0 on the scoreboard. Until the end of the match, Vagiannidis continued to prove that he would be a solid bet for the leonine team.

In addition to the assist, Vagiannidis presented superior statistical data to those of Iván Fresneda against Arouca. The Greek side added more ball touches (41 to 31), more completed passes (26 to 12), more passes in the last third (eight to three) and more dribbling attempts (three to zero).

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