Rui Borges faces five absences just days before Sporting clash - AFS | OneFootball

The Sporting team trained this Thursday, December 11th, at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, in preparation for the match against AFS. Nuno Santos, Zeno Debast, Pedro Gonçalves, Geovany Quenda, and Francisco Trincão were absent for Rui Borges.

In the case of Nuno Santos, the left-footer is recovering from a rupture in the patellar tendon in his right knee, Zeno Debast is recovering from an injury in his left knee. Meanwhile, Pote has suffered another tear in his right thigh, a muscle rupture that will prevent him from playing at least until the end of 2025. On the other hand, Geovany Quenda sustained a fracture in his right foot during the derby and

Of the five absent athletes, the only one who might recover in time for Sporting's next game is Francisco Trincão. The player was left out of Rui Borges' squad for the clash with Bayern Munich last Tuesday, but it is possible that he will return to competition this weekend.

The green and white team will hold another training session on Friday, December 12th, at the Academy, and at the end of the session, at 12:30 PM, Rui Borges will hold the pre-match press conference for the 14th round of the National Championship.

With the draw in the last round of the Championship against Benfica, Rui Borges's team now has 32 points and remains in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (37) is in first place. Meanwhile, the reds are in third position with 29 points.

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