Thiago Silva, Martim Fernandes may return for Sporting clash | OneFootball

After a day of rest, the squad resumed training on Sunday morning and Francesco Farioli received encouraging news.

In preparation for the Portuguese Cup match at Alvalade against Sporting (Tuesday, at 8:45 PM), the FC Porto coach saw Thiago Silva progress to a restricted training session, while Martim Fernandes took part in training with some limitations. Both defenders are hopeful of being available for the upcoming classic. Cláudio Ramos may also be an option again, as his name is no longer listed in the medical report after missing the match against Arouca due to lower back pain.

The medical report shows improvements, but still lists long-term absences: Nehuén Pérez (restricted), Luuk de Jong (in treatment and working in the gym), and Samu (in treatment). To reinforce the work with the main squad, Farioli called up defenders António Ribeiro and Luís Gomes, midfielder André Oliveira, and forward André Miranda from the B team, as well as under-19 goalkeeper Gonçalo Barroso.

With the club's permission, Borja Sainz remains absent and will return on Monday to the Jorge Costa Training and Sports Development Center, thus joining the final rehearsal for the classic.

At the end of the session, Farioli will appear before journalists at 3:30 PM to preview the match.

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