Defender with one start to begin for Sporting v Moreirense | OneFootball

Rui Borges will make changes to Sporting's lineup against Moreirense. Georgios Vagiannidis will start for only the second time since arriving at Alvalade, relegating Iván Fresneda to the bench for the sixth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

The Greek was a starter and played the full match against Famalicão, but lost his place in the Champions League, during the home game against Kairat Almaty. Fresneda played the full 90 minutes against the Kazakhs, so Sporting's 'number 13' returns to the starting lineup for the National Championship.

Vagiannidis has shown to be more complete than Fresneda offensively and the numbers support the Greek - and Sofia Oliveira does too - as he surpasses the Spaniard in chances created per game (1.44 x 0.69), accurate passes (47.39 x 34.69), and duels won (6.7 x 6.18). Iván has more recoveries (3.44 x 2.87), but loses the ball more often (10.99 x 9.57).

Sporting will return to the field next Monday, September 22, against Moreirense, in a match for the sixth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The match against the team led by Vasco Botelho da Costa will be played at 8:15 PM, at Estádio José Alvalade.

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