There’s still hope! Sporting talisman races against time for Braga | OneFootball

Luis Suárez is currently going through a completely different spell from the one he experienced at the start of the season. The Sporting forward has regained his place, put the doubts surrounding him behind him, and has now scored in six consecutive matches. The goal now is to extend that run, even with a particularly demanding schedule that will require him to represent Colombia just a few days before the Lions’ trip to Braga, scheduled for October 9 at 8:15pm.

The Colombian will be involved in a national team tour of the United States and is set to face Peru in the early hours of October 7, at 12:45am Portugal time. Once the match in Miami is over, Suárez will face a journey of at least eight hours to Lisbon. Even so, the 28-year-old intends to return as quickly as possible and make himself available to Rui Borges.

Concern over managing the forward’s physical condition is therefore not limited to the player alone. Sporting have already tried to alert the Colombian national team officials to the tight run of fixtures awaiting Suárez on his return to Portugal. After the match in Minho, the Lions still have an important European fixture against Lens in France, scheduled for the following Tuesday.

It will now be up to Néstor Lorenzo to decide how to use the forward. Before the clash with Peru, the national team face Mexico on Friday in Baltimore, and Paraguay in the early hours of October 3. Even with the possibility of rotation, Suárez is still expected to play a significant role, given the importance he has gained in the national team following the departure of James Rodríguez.

The forward - who was praised by R. Dias - therefore heads into the international break full of confidence and with a very clear objective: to do everything within his power not to lose momentum and to be ready for the match against the team coached by Carlos Vicens.

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