Rui Borges may spring a surprise with his line-up for Sporting v Casa Pia | OneFootball

Luis Guilherme may get his first minutes for Sporting in the Liga Portugal Betclic against Casa Pia, next Friday, January 16. Furthermore, the possibility of the former West Ham player being included in Rui Borges’ starting eleven has not been ruled out.

This information is reported by the newspaper Record, which reveals that, if the winger has already adapted to the team’s routines, it is quite likely that the coach of the green and whites will end up using him among the starters against the “gansos”, shortly after his arrival at Alvalade.

Luis Guilherme ended up having the opportunity to make his debut for Sporting in the semi-final of the Allianz Cup, against Vitória de Guimarães. The 19-year-old Brazilian came on for Francisco Trincão during stoppage time, due to Rui Borges’ limited options for the left flank. The same source reveals that the new ‘number 31’ has shown promising signs in his first days of training.

With a contract valid until 2030 and a release clause set at 80 million euros, Luís Guilherme is internally seen as the successor to Geovany Quenda. The young Portuguese player has already been signed by Chelsea for 50 million euros, but remains on loan at Sporting until the end of the season. He is currently injured and is expected to return only in March.

Sporting will be back in action on Friday, January 16, against Casa Pia. The match, counting for the 18th round of Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team managed by Gonçalo Brandão, will be played at 8:15 pm at Alvalade.

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