Rui Silva misses Famalicão v Sporting, reason already revealed | OneFootball

Rui Silva is out for the match between Sporting and Famalicão. The lions' goalkeeper didn't even travel with the squad to Gaia - where the green and whites hold their training camps for matches in the North of the country - and will miss the fifth round of the National Championship.

According to information advanced by Record newspaper, Rui Silva suffered a trauma to his left hand during last Friday's training. The issue prevents the Portuguese international from being launched in Famalicão, but his recovery should be short and in time to compete in the Champions League, on Thursday, against Kairat.

This season, with Sporting's jersey, Rui Silva - valued at 7 million euros - has played five matches. The Portuguese international was a starter in all the matches played by the green and whites, playing 450 minutes, in which he conceded four goals.

The Sporting team will be back on the field this Saturday, September 13, against Famalicão. The match against the team led by Hugo Oliveira, valid for the fifth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, will be played in Minho and is scheduled to kick off at 8:30 pm.

Virgínia will be the starting goalkeeper for the first time in the championship this season. See some of the goalkeeper's moves:

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