Morita’s good news may earn him a reward from Rui Borges | OneFootball

Hidemasa Morita is expected to start for Santa Clara - Sporting, a match corresponding to the 11th round of Liga Portugal Betclic, which will take place in the Azores this Saturday, November 8. The midfielder was not in the starting eleven against Juventus, a situation that may change in the upcoming match.

Let’s start by recalling that Hidemasa Morita recently received bad news from his national team, when he was left out of the squad by his national coach, something unusual for the Sporting midfielder, who has been an essential part of the Japanese team.

Someone who must be smiling is Rui Borges. The long trips Hidemasa Morita has to make to represent his national team have been a problem for the player, who, this time, will be able to stay and train at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy with Sporting’s coach, being one of the few first-team players who will remain in Alcochete during the FIFA international break.

The results of this stay in Portugal will only be seen after the break, but Morita might receive a ‘gift’ from Rui Borges even before the international fixtures: the Sporting coach is seriously considering starting the midfielder in the next match, against Santa Clara, according to the newspaper Record.

João Simões was the most used player during Sporting’s demanding run, which is now coming to an end. In this context, Rui Borges may field Morita against Santa Clara—the first team he played for in Portugal—since the player will be fresher and won’t be subjected to overload during his national team’s training sessions.

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