Rui Borges makes key decision at Sporting ahead of year’s end | OneFootball

The Sporting squad returned to training on the morning of this Monday, December 29, at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, after the 4-0 victory against Rio Ave, at Alvalade, for the 16th round of the League. Although Tuesday is reserved for rest, the Lions will not stop during the New Year, as preparations for the next match are already underway.

With a match scheduled for Thursday, January 2, in Barcelos, against Gil Vicente (6:45 PM), Rui Borges has scheduled a training session for the morning of Tuesday, New Year's Eve. On January 1, there will be another training session in Alcochete, followed by a press conference to preview the duel with the Minho team.

In this week's initial session, the players who started against the Vila-Condenses carried out the usual recovery work, while the remaining squad members trained normally on the pitch, as informed by the Club in an official note.

The medical report still includes Zeno Debast, Nuno Santos, Pedro Gonçalves, and Geovany Quenda, all unavailable for the coach's selection, as well as Daniel Bragança, who continues to seek optimal physical condition. Ousmane Diomande and Geny Catamo, on the other hand, are absent due to their commitments with the national teams of Ivory Coast and Mozambique, respectively, in the African Cup of Nations.

With the victory against Rio Ave – the 20th in 27 matches this season – Rui Borges' team now has 41 points and remains in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (43) is in first place but has one less game. Meanwhile, Benfica is third with 36 points.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.