Quenda and Vagiannidis throw Sporting’s coaching staff a curveball | OneFootball

Geovany Quenda and Vagiannidis promise to give Rui Borges plenty of headaches when it comes time for the Sporting coach to choose the starting eleven for the club’s next match at Alvalade. Geny Catamo and Iván Fresneda have been the starters in all of the Lions’ games so far, but the Portuguese and the Greek seem to be getting closer and closer to starting the next match, against Famalicão.

Sporting signed Vagiannidis after many months searching for a right-back to compete with Iván Fresneda for the position. The Greek international arrived at Alvalade during the season, and has been gradually introduced to the team by Rui Borges, showing more and more chemistry with his teammates.

Vagiannidis seems to offer greater attacking ability, which could be an important factor in Rui Borges’ decision. Furthermore, the former Panathinaikos right-back has another advantage: he has been with his national team in recent days, unlike Fresneda, which means he will return to Sporting with more match fitness, a factor that could be decisive in the coach’s choice for the match against Famalicão.

Geny Catamo has also sparked some debate. Rui Borges has persisted with the Mozambican winger at the start of the season—even having been criticized for it. However, the truth is that in no match so far has the player completed the full 90 minutes on the pitch.

Geovany Quenda has been his replacement, an 18-year-old Portuguese player whom Sporting sold to Chelsea last season for more than 50 million euros, but who remained on loan with the Lions until the end of this season. The young green-and-white’s strong performances, which he continued with the U21 national team, could earn him a return to the starting lineup in the Lions’ next match.

Check out this brilliant moment from Quenda against Porto:

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