Sporting dressing room turns on Rui Borges after public swipe at Quaresma | OneFootball

After the 2-2 draw against Estrela da Amadora on the opening matchday of the Liga Portugal Betclic, Rui Borges tore into Sporting’s squad, singling out Eduardo Quaresma’s mistake in the Tricolours’ first goal, something that did not go down well in the dressing room, according to Correio da Manhã.

The green-and-white squad was quite unhappy with the coach’s public criticism, mainly because he held the centre-back responsible for the mistake made in the move that led to the Tricolours’ first goal, according to the same source.

"Quaresma couldn’t stop in that move for the 2-1. I don’t know if he stopped because we were 2-0 up. He played a great game, but ended up tarnishing it with an individual mistake. The stature of this club does not allow for this kind of error; if we want to be champions, we have to do much more," he said in the post-match press conference.

Rui Borges has not yet carried out any tactical analysis of the draw with Estrela da Amadora with his players. That moment has been reserved for Tuesday, when the Alvalade side return to training at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy.

Sporting will be back in action next Friday, August 14, against Vitória de Guimarães. The match, for the second round of the Liga Portugal Betclic against the team managed by Tiago Margarido, will be played at 8:15 pm at the José Alvalade Stadium.

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