Santa Clara mission continues, Sporting short on defensive options | OneFootball

Rui Borges once again led a Sporting training session this Thursday, November 6th. The Lions continue their preparation for the visit to Santa Clara, which will take place next Saturday, November 8th, in a match that counts for the 11th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

As happened in the last training session, the players who started in Sporting's last match against Juventus only did recovery work in the gym at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy. The remaining members of the green and white squad were under Rui Borges' command on the pitch.

Among them, the highlight was Luis Suárez. The Colombian striker spent the last week with a knee brace after a knock he suffered in the match against Alverca. The forward seems fully recovered, despite being a substitute in the last match against Juventus.

On the other hand, Rui Borges still cannot count on four important names from the Sporting squad. Nuno Santos and Daniel Bragança are still recovering from serious injuries sustained last season. Zeno Debast and Ivan Fresneda are also out, completing the quartet of unavailable players for the green and white coach.

Next Friday, November 7th, Sporting will hold the last training session ahead of the game against Santa Clara. Rui Borges will lead the morning training session before holding the pre-match press conference at 12:45 PM. In the afternoon, the green and white team will travel to the Azores.

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