Sporting make decision on Luis Suárez - Vitória de Guimarães | OneFootball

Fotis Ioannidis is expected to remain the first-choice striker for Sporting against Vitória de Guimarães. The Greek forward made the most of his chance in Reboleira and, at this stage, still holds an edge over Luis Suárez in Rui Borges’ selection.

According to newspaper A Bola, the decision is not related to any punishment for the Colombian international. Ioannidis scored in the 2-2 draw against Estrela da Amadora and delivered a solid overall performance, prompting the coach to keep his trust in the 'number 7'.

Suárez is still working his way back to peak fitness after joining pre-season later due to his participation in the Club World Cup. The striker, who scored 38 goals in 53 matches last season, remains an important player for the Lions, but will now have to win back his place from the bench.

The incident that recently took place in training will also have no bearing on the decision. Rui Borges has already ruled out any act of indiscipline, and Sporting has not opened any proceedings against the Colombian, who remains fully integrated with the squad as normal.

Even so, the situation of Luis Suárez continues to attract attention in the transfer market, after the striker was already linked with Newcastle and clubs in Saudi Arabia. The player is under contract until 2030 and has an €80 million release clause, while Sporting’s intention for now is to keep him at the club.

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