Rui Borges’ protégé eyes record at Sporting-AVS, but there’s a catch | OneFootball

The recovery of Francisco Trincão in time for Sporting - AVS is not yet an absolute certainty, but the team is doing everything possible to ensure the Portuguese international is fit for the match, after he missed the trip to Bayern Munich's ground for the sixth round of the Champions League.

In the event that the return of the 'number 17' is confirmed - who missed the last match due to a sprained left ankle suffered against Benfica - this will mark his 70th consecutive match in Liga Portugal Betclic, something neither Sporting nor the player want to 'prevent'.

As it stands, Trincão hasn't missed a game in the National Championship since the 13th round of the 2023/24 season, against Vitória de Guimarães, on December 9, 2023. Since then, the Sporting winger has played 22 matches in that same season, 34 more in the last one, and in 2025/26, he has already played 13 - making a total of 69. Of these, he started in 58 matches.

All indications suggest the player might indeed be included in Rui Borges' plans for the match against AVS, scheduled for next Saturday, December 13, at 8:30 PM. The fact that he stayed in Lisbon these days for recovery work adds to this hope, although the same cannot be said for Pedro Gonçalves, who seems to have suffered a setback.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Francisco Trincão - valued at 35 million euros - has played 19 matches. The Portuguese international forward has started in almost all official games. So far, he has recorded eight goals and three assists to his name.

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