Rui Borges faces four injuries and two doubts ahead of Sporting v Kairat | OneFootball

Rui Silva and Geny Catamo, who missed the game in Famalicão due to physical issues, did not train this Tuesday, September 16, and remain in doubt for Sporting's reception to Kairat, scheduled for 20:00 on Thursday, for the first round of the Champions League group stage.

In addition to this duo, Rui Borges has four more absences: apart from Rui Silva and Geny Catamo, also Ousmane Diomande, Hidemasa Morita, Nuno Santos and Daniel Bragança are with the Performance Unit of Alvalade Club, recovering from their respective injuries.

On Tuesday morning, at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, the main team's training included three players from team B: Lucas Taibo, Salvador Blopa and Rafael Nel. It's worth remembering that the latter two scored the goals for the B team's victory in Portimão, which puts them in the lead in the Second League after the fourth round.

Sporting will train again from 10:00 on Wednesday, with the first 15 minutes open to the media. The press conference previewing the game with the team from Kazakhstan is scheduled for 18:30, already at José Alvalade Stadium, with Rui Borges and a player.

In the group stage of the millionaire's competition, remember, Sporting will face not only Kairat (which is without a goalkeeper) but also Napoli (on October 1, at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium), Marseille (on October 22, at Alvalade), Juventus (on November 4, at Juventus Stadium), Club Brugge (on November 26, at Alvalade), Bayern Munich (on December 9, at Allianz Arena), PSG (on January 20, at Alvalade) and, finally, Athletic Bilbao (on January 28, at San Mamés).

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