Rui Borges shares big news on Pote’s return to Sporting | OneFootball

Rui Borges addressed the wave of injuries that Sporting has been facing and ended up focusing on the return of Pote, who was injured against Santa Clara. In the preview of the match against Marinhense, for the Portuguese Cup, the coach of the green and whites gave good news to the Sporting fans.

"Regarding the injured players, Pote will be out for a short period and Ioannidis needs more time, but I can’t specify. João Simões is out," he began by saying, in statements to journalists present at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy auditorium, recalling who can play in his place until he returns.

"As for quantifying it, I can’t say exactly how long Pote will be out, but he should be back on the pitch soon, because he’s had a blazing start, perhaps his best ever. As for Alisson, he’s ready like the others, such as Quenda, Geny, or Rodrigo Ribeiro, who has also been training there. Last year, we played almost the whole season with Geny and Quenda until Pote returned."

Sporting will be back on the pitch this Saturday, November 22, against Marinhense. The match, counting for the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup, against the team from Marinha Grande, will be played at Estádio José Alvalade at 18:00.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Pedro Gonçalves - valued at 30 million euros - has already played 17 matches: 11 in Liga Portugal, four in the Champions League, one in the Portuguese Cup, and another in the Super Cup. During the 1,394 minutes he has played, the ‘number 8’ of the lions has already scored nine goals and provided six assists.

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