Sporting v Rio Ave (2025/26): TV, line-ups, kick-off and more | OneFootball

Sporting Sporting will return to the field next Sunday, December 28, against Rio Ave. The match, which counts towards the 16th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, will be played against the team led by Sotiris Sylaidopoulos at Estádio José Alvalade, at 8:30 p.m.

At the moment, the green and whites occupy second place in the National Championship standings, with 38 points. Benfica is in third place with 35, while Porto leads the competition with 43 points.

Rui Silva, Iván Fresneda, Eduardo Quaresma, Gonçalo Inácio, and Ricardo Mangas; Morten Hjulmand and João Simões; Maxi Araújo, Francisco Trincão, Fotis Ioannidis, and Luis Suárez. This should, in principle, be the starting eleven presented by Rui Borges’ Sporting.

The coach will field the strongest central defensive duo at his disposal. As for the flanks, everything should remain the same as in the match against Vitória de Guimarães, with Fresneda and Mangas on each side. Rui Silva continues to be the undisputed owner of the goal.

In midfield, Morten Hjulmand should pair up with João Simões. With several absences in attack, Trincão should stay on the right, since Geny is with the national team and Quenda is injured. Also without Pote, Rui Borges should opt to use Maxi again on the left half - although he is in doubt - with Ioannidis supporting the striker, Luis Suárez.

Broadcast: SportTV 2

Unavailable: Pote, Geovany Quenda, Zeno Debast, Daniel Bragança, and Nuno Santos (injuries), Geny Catamo and Ousmane Diomande (AFCON)

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