Eight 'reinforcements' and a huge boost for Rui Borges in Sporting training | OneFootball

Rui Borges called up eight reinforcements from Sporting's youth academy for Wednesday's training session, on November 19th. After granting the green and white squad a three-day break, the Lions' coach resumed leading a training session.

It's important to note the absence of the players who represented their national teams, during the last international football break. This fairly large group is only scheduled to report to the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy next Thursday, November 20th.

Thus, Rui Borges was forced to call up eight players from the youth ranks of Sporting, to make up for the absences in the main team. The chosen ones were Bruno Ramos (center-back), Rafael Pontelo (center-back), Rômulo (center-back), Kauã (midfielder), Samuel Justo (midfielder), Manuel Kissanga (winger), Rafael Nel (forward), and Lucas Anjos (forwards).

Regarding the injured players, Sporting still has the same six names assigned to the Performance Unit, but there is good news: although he did not train with the rest of the team, Nuno Santos was already on the field, running, albeit under the watchful eye of the Lions' medical team. The plan is for a gradual integration into the main green and white squad.

Sporting continues its preparation for the Portuguese Cup match against Marinhense, and will train again on the morning of next Thursday. This time, Rui Borges will be able to count on almost all the international players, and start considering the starting eleven for the match in the prestigious competition.

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