Tomás da Cunha questions Rui Borges’ gamble on Santa Clara – Sporting | OneFootball

Tomás da Cunha paid close attention to the Santa Clara - Sporting match, which the Lions won 3-2 after extra time. Leaving aside the controversies that are 'overshadowing' the match, the expert questioned the use of Alisson Santos in Rui Borges’ starting eleven.

"I didn’t understand the choice or what Rui Borges expected from Alisson in this context. He has already shown that his role in the squad is as an agitator, nothing more than that. He was slow to move Maxi to the left. The right side was more productive (Fresneda trying to keep up with Vagiannidis)," wrote the sports commentator.

Besides that, Tomás da Cunha also shared his opinion on the scorer of Sporting’s first goal, even offering some 'advice' for the future: "João Simões could be one of the best goal-scoring midfielders in the League, if he had the range of action on the center-right of the attack."

Alisson Santos – valued at 4 million euros – joined Sporting this season, coming from Leiria. In the 22 matches where he was Rui Borges’ option (12 in Liga Portugal Betclic, six in the Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the League Cup), the 23-year-old Brazilian scored two goals and provided two assists.

Sporting will be back on the pitch next Tuesday, December 23, against Vitória de Guimarães, in a match for the 15th round of Liga Portugal Betclic. The game against the team led by Luís Pinto will be played at 8:45 p.m. at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.

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