Andraz Sporar praises Sporting player: he learned from me too | OneFootball

Andraz Sporar, a former Sporting player currently at Slovan Bratislava, shared a dressing room with Fotis Ioannidis at Greek side Panathinaikos and spoke about the good relationship he still has with the number 89 of the green-and-white club.

“He has improved a lot and has become a complete striker. I think he also learned a few things from me. He is a player with a huge hunger for goals. On top of that, he is a great friend, and I’m happy for him. I still talk to him; he lives in my old house in Lisbon,” he said in an interview with the Greek newspaper Gazzetta.

During their time at the club with the shamrock crest, at one point, Sporar lost his place in the starting XI to Ioannidis - who will remain in Rui Borges’ squad. The truth is that it was in a match against Braga, in the 2023/24 Champions League playoff, that the Greek forward managed to establish himself.

“Fotis was in better form than I was after the game against Braga. My worst match was either against Braga or against Volos. I had a lot of difficulty dealing with the situation; the first few weeks were not easy at all,” the Slovenian recalled, speaking about the form of the two players at the time.

Wearing the Lions’ shirt, Andraz Sporar scored 11 goals and provided one assist in 38 matches, winning the 2020/21 national championship and a League Cup, also in the same season. Ioannidis, meanwhile, who arrived at the club last season, recorded six goals and three assists in 22 matches.

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