Portuguese Cup in sight: Sporting head to Porto with 5 absentees | OneFootball

This Monday, April 20, Sporting began preparations for the clash with Porto, corresponding to the second leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals, scheduled for Wednesday at 8:45pm at the Estádio do Dragão. After the defeat to Benfica, the Lions returned to the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy.

while the remaining members of the squad trained normally under the guidance of coach Rui Borges.

João Simões, Fotis Ioannidis, Nuno Santos, Iván Fresneda and Luís Guilherme remain on the medical report, all still under the care of the medical department. In the case of the first, the situation may be more 'serious' than initially expected and it is possible that he will not play again this season.

A new behind-closed-doors training session is scheduled for Tuesday morning, with the usual pre-match press conference by Rui Borges set for 12:00pm. Sporting’s trip to the North will take place at the end of the day.

The green-and-white side will return to the pitch next Wednesday, April 22, against Porto. The match, counting for the second leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals, against the team coached by Francesco Farioli, will be played at the Estádio do Dragão at 8:45pm.

The team thanked the fans:

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