Rui Borges brings big news on Zeno Debast at Sporting | OneFootball

Zeno Debast is not among Rui Borges’ options for Sporting - Estoril, revealed the coach of the green and whites in the pre-match press conference. Despite this, the coach assured that this is merely a management decision, as the player is already training with the team.

"He’s training. He won’t play by choice because he’s only been at 100% for a few days, but he’s ready to help. When he came back, he wasn’t at 100% and we’re monitoring the player’s clinical situation. He was feeling some discomfort and we decided to slow things down," said the coach.

This season, Zeno Debast - valued at 30 million euros - has made 15 official appearances for Sporting. The Belgian international has, so far, accumulated 872 minutes of play, but is yet to score or provide an assist.

After 23 matches played, Rui Borges’ men have 58 points and are in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (62) are in first place, while Benfica completes the podium with 55.

The green and white emblem will be back on the pitch next Friday, February 27, against Estoril. The match, valid for the 24th round of Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Ian Cathro, will be played at 8:45 pm at Estádio José Alvalade.

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