Rui Borges faces four injuries and two doubts ahead of Sporting v Kairat | OneFootball

Rui Silva and Geny Catamo, who missed the game in Famalicão due to physical issues, did not train this Tuesday, September 16, and remain doubtful for Sporting ahead of the match against Kairat, scheduled for 8:00 PM on Thursday, for the first round of the Champions League group stage.

In addition to this duo, Rui Borges has four more absences: besides Rui Silva and Geny Catamo, Ousmane Diomande, Hidemasa Morita, Nuno Santos, and Daniel Bragança are also with the Alvalade Club’s Performance Unit, recovering from their respective injuries.

On Tuesday morning, at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, the first team’s training session included three players from the B team: Lucas Taibo, Salvador Blopa, and Rafael Nel. It is worth recalling that the latter two scored the goals in the B team’s victory in Portimão, which secured them the sole lead in the Second League after the fourth round.

Sporting will train again from 10:00 AM on Wednesday, with the first 15 minutes open to the media. The pre-match press conference ahead of the game against the Kazakh team is scheduled for 6:30 PM, at the José Alvalade Stadium, with Rui Borges and a player.

In the group stage of the prestigious competition, it should be noted, Sporting will face not only Kairat (who are without a goalkeeper) but also Napoli (on October 1, at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium), Marseille (on October 22, at Alvalade), Juventus (on November 4, at the Juventus Stadium), Club Brugge (on November 26, at Alvalade), Bayern Munich (on December 9, at the Allianz Arena), PSG (on January 20, at Alvalade), and finally, Athletic Bilbao (on January 28, at San Mamés).

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