Sporting starter suffers injury and is ruled out indefinitely | OneFootball

Georgios Vagiannidis left the Sporting - Vitória de Guimarães match complaining of pain in his right ankle and had to be carried off on a stretcher in the 78th minute. The Greek full-back was injured after being fouled in a duel with Gustavo Silva, who ended up being shown a yellow card.

The issue forced Rui Borges to adapt the team at a delicate stage of the match, as Sporting were already struggling to contain Vitória’s reaction. For a few minutes, the Lions actually played with only 10 men while waiting for a replacement on the right flank.

The solution finally came in the 83rd minute, when Iván Fresneda came on as his replacement. The Spaniard had started the first two rounds on the bench, at a time when he is still trying to reach peak fitness, but he was eventually called into action because of his teammate’s injury.

The Greek’s exit came at a particularly important time, as Vagiannidis had been taking on a key role among Rui Borges’ first-choice options at right-back. For now, however, there is no official indication of the severity of the injury or how long he will be sidelined.

At the end of the match, Rui Borges was also unable to clarify the physical situation, admitting that he had not yet received any concrete information. Concern has therefore set in at Alvalade, especially since Sporting must now wait for the clinical assessment to find out whether they will be able to count on Vagiannidis for the upcoming fixtures.

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