Rui Borges on Amorim’s sacking and Sporting’s situation: He’ll face big... | OneFootball

Ruben Amorim was dismissed from his position as head coach of Manchester United this Monday, January 5th. On the sidelines of the preview for Sporting - Vitória de Guimarães, Rui Borges was called upon to comment on this news and expressed his "solidarity" with the situation of the former Lions’ coach.

"I stand in solidarity with Ruben, as I would with any other coach. Unfortunately, football is made of this. As much as I would like to speak or give my opinion, I will not do so. He is a colleague in the profession who was in 5th or 6th place. He is a great coach and will have great projects and great clubs to continue his work," he began by telling the journalists present.

In the same question, Rui Borges was also asked about Ricardo Mangas' injury, but was unable to give any concrete predictions: "I can’t say for sure how long. I’m going to take a bit of a guess, and maybe the doctor will kill me for this, but perhaps three to four weeks. There’s no point in thinking too much about it."

It’s worth remembering that, to reach this stage of the competition, Rui Borges’ team eliminated Alverca, with a home victory, 5-1. Geovany Quenda (21' and 58'), Salvador Blopa (30' and 70'), and Fotis Ioannidis (81') were the scorers for Sporting.

The green and white team will return to the field next Tuesday, January 6th, against Vitória de Guimarães. The match, counting for the semi-final of the League Cup, against the team led by Luís Pinto, will be played at 8:00 p.m. at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, in Leiria.

Check out the video of the moment:

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