Sporting v Arouca (2026/27): live stream, predicted XI and... | OneFootball

Sporting return to action this Saturday, September 19, against Arouca. The match, counting for the 7th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the side coached by Vasco Seabra, will be played at 8:30pm at the José Alvalade Stadium.

Rodrigo Zalazar is expected to be picked by Rui Borges from the starting minute once again. The player, signed from Braga as the most expensive signing in Sporting’s history, is expected to keep the coach’s trust and regain his place in the starting line-up.

The inclusion of the number 17 shirt will mean Luís Guilherme dropping out. The Brazilian started in the away trip to Famalicão, but was substituted in the 63rd minute. The Uruguayan returns to Sporting’s starting eleven against Arouca, while João Simões could get his first minutes for the first team since the serious injury he suffered against Arsenal.

The midfielder is the main new addition, around five months after suffering a fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot. The injury happened on April 15, in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Arsenal, in a match in which he came on in the 77th minute for Hidemasa Morita.

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