Update on Fotis Ioannidis brings no good news for Sporting | OneFootball

Fotis Ioannidis has been unavailable for Sporting for over a month and, since then, he has already started running on the pitch, but he is still not fit to help Rui Borges in the home match against Famalicão next Sunday, in a game valid for the 22nd round of Liga Portugal Betclic.

According to the newspaper Record, the Greek striker is still not fully recovered and continues to feel some pain in the affected area, which is why he has remained out of the green and white squad for the last few matches. In fact, against Famalicão, it is possible that the Lions’ coach will opt for another alternative, since Luis Suárez will also be unavailable.

The truth is that, since Ioannidis suffered the injury – on January 6, in the Allianz Cup semi-final against Vitória de Guimarães – Rui Borges has never wanted to set a timeline for his return to competition, emphasizing that his recovery depends on the “day-to-day” and his response to treatment.

Therefore, the same source reports that, at this moment, it is still not possible to say with certainty when the Greek international will be fully reintegrated into the team’s training sessions without limitations and, as far as the Famalicão match is concerned, the next few days will be decisive in determining whether the striker can be an option. However, Rui Borges and the medical department will only give Ioannidis the green light when there are no doubts or complaints left, to avoid the risk of a relapse.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Fotis Ioannidis – valued at 20 million euros – has played 21 matches. The 25-year-old Greek international striker has played 931 minutes, during which he has already scored six goals and provided three assists for the Green and Whites.

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