Sporting, take note! Rui Borges gets great news on Fotis Ioannidis | OneFootball

Sporting, take note! Rui Borges gets great news on Fotis Ioannidis | OneFootball

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·25 August 2026

Sporting, take note! Rui Borges gets great news on Fotis Ioannidis

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Fotis Ioannidis has recovered from his lower back problem and returned to training without restrictions this Tuesday. The Greek forward trained normally with Sporting and is already in line to return to Rui Borges’ options for the away trip to Rio Ave.

, leaving behind the physical issue that prevented him from facing Alverca in the last league round, something even visible in the images shared by the Lions on social media.


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Ioannidis’ recovery also reopens the battle for a starting spot in Sporting’s attack.Luis Suárez was chosen against the Ribatejo side and responded with a goal, but the Greek striker is now fit again and ready to compete for a place in the starting eleven.

Rui Borges will therefore have another important option for Friday’s match, at 8:15 pm, in Vila do Conde. The coach will be able to choose between two forwards with different characteristics to lead the green-and-whites’ attack.

The Sporting squad will train again on the morning of Wednesday, 26 August, once more behind closed doors at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, continuing preparations for the clash with Rio Ave, valid for matchday 4 of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.

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