Frederico Varandas takes swipe before Porto v Sporting: Anything up? | OneFootball

Frederico Varandas made a brief but suggestive statement before departing for Porto, ahead of Sporting’s trip for the clash with the Dragons in the second leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals. “Is anything normal happening in the north? Has anything been going on? Apparently nothing ever happens…” said the Sporting president in passing, without stopping, on the sidelines of the delegation’s departure.

Sporting traveled by plane to Invicta with the aim of sealing qualification for the final, carrying the 1-0 advantage earned at Alvalade. Upon arriving at Humberto Delgado Airport, the players called up by Rui Borges showed confidence ahead of another decisive match in the season.

The main new name on the list is the return of Luís Guilherme. The 20-year-old Brazilian winger recovered from a sprain in his left foot and is once again an option, after not playing since the match against Bodø/Glimt on March 11.

The Sporting squad list includes the following: Rui Silva, João Virgínia, Diego Callai, Georgios Vagiannidis, Eduardo Quaresma, Zeno Debast, Gonçalo Inácio, Ousmane Diomande, Maxi Araújo, Ricardo Mangas, Morten Hjulmand, Hidemasa Morita, Kochorashvili, Daniel Bragança, Geny Catamo, Geovany Quenda, Francisco Trincão, Luís Guilherme, Pedro Gonçalves, Rafael Nel and Luis Suárez.

Several injured players remain out: Iván Fresneda, Nuno Santos, Fotis Ioannidis and João Simões. The Spanish full-back still has no set return date, the Portuguese winger could return in the next league match, the Greek forward is targeting the game against Tondela, while the Portuguese midfielder will not play again this season and is once again set to undergo surgery.

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