Rui Borges readies Arouca v Sporting with two major headaches | OneFootball

Sporting returned to training on Thursday morning at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy and is stepping up preparations for the trip to Arouca, for the 19th round of Liga Portugal Betclic. However, Rui Borges - who is losing a player to the Netherlands - still did not have Ousmane Diomande and Pote on the pitch.

The absence of the two Sporting players is surprising, as the coach himself mentioned in recent press conferences that there is hope both can recover from their respective injuries in time to be included in the squad.

Captain Morten Hjulmand returns to the list of available players, after serving a suspension in the last match against Casa Pia. Still under the supervision of the Performance Unit, besides Diomande and Pedro Gonçalves, are Ioannidis, Salvador Blopa, Nuno Santos, Eduardo Quaresma, and Quenda, who is recovering from surgery performed in London.

Tomorrow, Friday, the final training session before the match against Arouca is scheduled, behind closed doors, at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy in Alcochete. At 12:30 pm, Rui Borges will hold a press conference to preview the match.

The match, part of the 19th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, will be played at 6:00 pm at the opponent’s stadium, against the team led by Vasco Seabra.

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