Sporting hand Nuno Santos bombshell update, return date set | OneFootball

Nuno Santoswill return to training on the pitch next Tuesday. The 31-year-old Sporting winger is thus beginning a new phase of his physical recovery, starting with individual work in Alcochete before later being integrated into training with the rest of the squad.

The player has not played since May 4, when he came on in the 70th minute in the 5-1 thrashing of Vitória de Guimarães. Since then, he has been following a specific plan to fully recover from the physical issues that have been hampering him.

His recent injury history helps explain the caution. In October 2024, the winger suffered a complete rupture of the patellar tendon in his right knee, a problem that kept him off the pitch for around 15 months. Even after returning, he continued to experience some discomfort, and was also affected by muscular problems.

One of those episodes happened on March 22, against Alverca, when he was forced off after 27 minutes, in tears. Faced with this succession of problems, Sporting placed Nuno Santos under the care of the Performance Unit, in a program aimed at strengthening his knee and reducing the risk of new injuries.

Now, after the three days off granted to the squad, Nuno Santos will return to the pitch to work individually. Integration with his teammates will only happen at a later stage and only when he is fully recovered.

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