Rui Borges springs huge surprise at Sporting training | OneFootball

Daniel Bragança was the big surprise at Sporting's training session this Monday, December 8, in Alcochete. The midfielder, who suffered a serious injury to his left knee in February, returned to work and was welcomed by his teammates in good spirits.

Before this morning’s session, the midfielder had to go through the 'tunnel' and couldn’t escape a few playful knocks on the head. On the other hand, Francisco Trincão, Georgios Vagiannidis, and Geovany Quenda were not on the pitch during the first 15 minutes open to the media. Meanwhile, Zeno Debast and Nuno Santos remain on the club’s medical report.

Rui Borges called up Eduardo Felicíssimo, Flávio Gonçalves, Salvador Blopa, Ivanildo Mendes, and Daniel Costa from the B team to strengthen the options in training. Sporting will travel to Munich at 3:00 p.m., and later in the afternoon, Rui Borges and João Simões will speak at a press conference to preview the clash with Bayern.

Daniel Bragança – who wants to be a ‘January reinforcement’ – is in the final stage of his recovery process, which involves gaining new muscle mass before he can return to Sporting’s squad. The club’s management believes this could happen in the first weeks of 2026.

In 2024/25, wearing the Sporting shirt, Daniel Bragança – valued at 12 million euros – played 29 matches: 18 in Liga Portugal Betclic, eight in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the Super Cup. In his 1,590 minutes on the pitch, he scored four goals and provided nine assists.

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