More bad news for Pote: Estimated lay-off for Sporting star | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves was injured during Sporting's victory against Santa Clara in the Azores, and will be unavailable for the national team for the matches against Ireland and Armenia. Furthermore, the player might also miss the derby against Benfica, with the recovery possibly taking up to a month.

This information was reported on Sunday, November 9, by the newspaper Record. It all happened after he scored the equalizing goal. At the 55th minute, after attempting a sprint, the 'number 8' signaled to the bench and was eventually substituted by the Japanese international Hidemasa Morita.

As a result, considering the new physical setback, Roberto Martínez will be forced to remove Pedro Gonçalves from the list of call-ups. Four times an international for Portugal, Pote's journey with the national team has been marked by successive injury episodes that keep him out of selections.

Despite not having a guaranteed spot in Martínez's choices and limited time on the field, the 27-year-old player has been a regular presence in the National Team call-ups which will have two crucial matches in the qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Pedro Gonçalves - valued at 30 million euros - has already played 17 games: 11 for the Liga Portugal, four for the Champions League, one for the Portuguese Cup, and another for the Super Cup. During the 1,394 minutes he has played, the 'number 8' of the lions has scored nine goals and provided six assists.

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