Rui Borges upbeat after Santa Clara v Sporting clash | OneFootball

Sporting has returned to the mainland after their victory in overtime, against Santa Clara, 3-2, last Thursday, December 18th. The team resumed training this Friday at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy and Hidemasa Morita was reintegrated after missing the trip to the Azores due to flu syndrome.

According to information released by the Alvalade Club on their official website, the starters from the match against the Azoreans completed their usual recovery work, while the remaining players took to the field for another training session under the orders of Rui Borges, apparently without any new absences.

Sporting also reveals that the next training session for the main squad is scheduled for Sunday morning, again in Alcochete. After a break this Saturday, Rui Borges' team will return to start preparing for the next match in the Liga Portugal Betclic - the last one before Christmas.

With the victory against Santa Clara – the 18th in 25 matches this season – Rui Borges' team secured their place in the next phase of the Taça de Portugal, where they will face AFS at the José Alvalade Stadium on January 14th.

Sporting will return to the field next Tuesday, December 23rd, against Vitória de Guimarães, in a match for the 15th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The match against the team led by Luís Pinto will be played at 8:45 PM at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.

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