Vagiannidis and Ioannidis endure tough day on return to Sporting | OneFootball

Vagiannidis and Ioannidis were on duty with the Greek National Team during the most recent FIFA international break, but they have returned to Sporting.

Fotis Ioannidis and Vagiannidis will not have an easy day returning to work at Sporting. The duo has been away from Alcochete in recent weeks due to being called up for the latest commitments of the Greek National Team during the FIFA international break.

After completing the two matches against Belarus and Denmark, the Greek internationals returned to Portugal, but only on the night of last Tuesday, September 10th, despite their last match being on Monday, September 9th.

The plane carrying the duo of Vagiannidis and Ioannidis only landed at Lisbon airport close to midnight. Therefore, the two players return to training in Alcochete this Wednesday for a morning session - which means their rest will have been limited, as they still had to travel to their homes after arriving.

This short period of rest also comes after the right-back and the forward experienced a significant scare in Greece, when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale was felt in the Greek capital, shortly after the Greeks' match against Denmark, led by Morten Hjulmand.

Vagiannidis and Ioannidis are expected to be among Rui Borges' selections for the team that will face Famalicão this coming Saturday, September 13th. The right-back may make his debut as a starter for Sporting, and the forward may earn his first minutes wearing the lion's jersey in the away match.

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