Sporting given major scare with Gonçalo Inácio ahead of Champions League | OneFootball

Rui Borges got quite a 'scare' with Gonçalo Inácio during Sporting’s last training session before facing Kairat, which took place last Wednesday, September 17, at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy. The Portuguese international suffered a knock and even complained of some discomfort.

According to information reported by the newspaper Record, the ‘number 25’ of the green and whites ended up colliding with Francisco Silva, the young Lions’ goalkeeper, during the ‘rondo’ exercise, showing signs of pain around his left eye.

Based on what could be observed during the 15 minutes of Sporting’s training session that were open to the media, Inácio is fine, which is good news for Rui Borges, who already has five confirmed absences for the match: Rui Silva, Ousmane Diomande, Daniel Bragança, Geny Catamo, and Nuno Santos. Pedro Gonçalves is still doubtful.

At the start of the 2025/26 season, Gonçalo Inácio – valued at 45 million euros – is one of the ever-presents in the Sporting squad. The green and white central defender has played 540 minutes in six games, in which he has already provided two assists.

Sporting will be back on the pitch this Thursday, September 18, against Kairat Almaty. The match against the team led by Rafael Urazbakhtin, valid for the first round of the Champions League, will be played at Estádio José Alvalade and is scheduled to kick off at 8:00 p.m.

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