Rui Borges with one less headache ahead of Benfica v Sporting | OneFootball

Rui Borges does not have any players at risk of suspension before the Benfica - Sporting match, a game corresponding to the 13th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Lions and Eagles will meet on December 5th at Estádio da Luz, in a rematch of last season's title game.

Before this match with Benfica, Sporting will play at home against Estrela da Amadora for the Liga Portugal Betclic. Rui Borges will be able to focus solely on winning, as he will not have to manage disciplinary concerns, a scenario that has been rare for the Alvalade Club in recent years.

At the moment, the most disciplined players are Morten Hjulmand, Pedro Gonçalves, and Iván Fresneda. However, the Sporting trio has only received three yellow cards so far, which means they could all be cautioned in the game against Estrela da Amadora and still participate in the derby.

This has been a rare case for the Alvalade Club in recent seasons. The only exception was precisely the Sporting - Benfica match last season, Rui Borges' first game in charge of the Lions. Otherwise, in recent seasons, the green and whites have always had an extra concern in the games preceding the derby, precisely due to the issue of suspensions because of the number of yellow cards.

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