Rui Borges hopeful Sporting injury doubt will recover: He's still uncertain | OneFootball

Rui Borges attended the press conference previewing the match between Sporting and Famalicão, for the 22nd round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The coach spoke about the physical condition of Fotis Ioannidis and hopes the player will recover in time.

"Fotis is in doubt, we'll see if he can contribute or not. With what we have available, we will certainly field 11 players. And within that, we will look for some individual things without straying from what identifies us. We will try to defeat Famalicão in a game that I believe will be very competitive," he began by saying.

Regarding who will play as the striker against the Minho team, the coach admitted he still has doubts: "Honestly, I still don't know who will play. Geny is still in doubt. Faye? We have several solutions, any player from the forward line can be a striker. We'll see what the best option will be. I think any player from the front can play there, several have trained."

Regarding the absence of Luis Suárez, the coach believes the substitute will respond well: "It's natural to think that way because Luis has been very important in scoring goals. But he achieves them due to a great collective, not just individually. It's much more about what we see daily and then, yes, the individual appears. He is an important piece and will always be missed, but only those who are present are missed. I will focus on the 11 I field and those I place on the bench to be competent and not stray from what we have been. Maintain good quality of play, a very unique dynamic to defeat a good Famalicão."

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Fotis Ioannidis – valued at 20 million euros – has played 21 matches. The 25-year-old Greek international forward has played 931 minutes, during which he has scored six goals and provided three assists with the green and white stripes.

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