Rui Borges hoping for a surprise ahead of Sporting v Vitória de Guimarães | OneFootball

Zeno Debast is the main new face expected at Sporting’s training session this Monday, January 5th, ahead of the clash against Vitória de Guimarães in the League Cup semi-final. After about two and a half months out with injury, the Belgian international is set to return to Rui Borges’ options.

The green and whites will hold their final training session at 10:30 am, with 15 minutes open to the media. According to the newspaper Record, the 22-year-old center-back is fully recovered from the ligament problem in his left knee that he suffered against Marseille on October 22.

Debast’s recovery comes at a time when Sporting is facing many absences in the squad, with several injured players and others away on international duty. Rui Borges had only Eduardo Quaresma as the sole available center-back.

At this moment, the Lions have several unavailable players. Gonçalo Inácio, sent off in controversial fashion against Gil Vicente, is suspended, while there are six players with physical problems (Pedro Gonçalves, Geovany Quenda, Daniel Bragança, Nuno Santos, Ricardo Mangas, and Salvador Blopa), in addition to Geny Catamo and Ousmane Diomande, who are away with their national teams at AFCON.

This season, Zeno Debast – valued at 30 million euros – has made 13 official appearances for Sporting. The Belgian international has, so far, played 855 minutes but is yet to score or provide an assist in his personal tally.

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