Another blow for Sporting: fresh injury ahead of Casa Pia clash | OneFootball

Ousmane Diomande is the latest name on Sporting’s (extensive) injury list. The confirmation was made by Rui Borges in the preview of the match against Casa Pia, next Friday, January 16, revealing that the Ivorian arrived with problems from the Africa Cup of Nations.

"Diomande is injured. He’s out of the game. I’ve already told the doctor that I’m numb, they can poke me as much as they want. He came back from the national team injured," he began by saying, before moving on to Pedro Gonçalves and Fotis Ioannidis: "Both are out for now, Pote is in the final stage, I can’t say if he’ll be ready for PSG, Fotis is very much day-to-day to see when he might be available. Guilherme? He’s a smart kid, I’ve already said he’s a kid who can give us solutions in various areas, he likes to play more on the right, but he gives us options on the left and inside. From that perspective, when we look at him, he gives us several solutions, he has very good technical quality, and a huge growth profile. I think he’s going to be an important player for Sporting."

Asked again about Ousmane Diomande, Rui Borges addressed the issue of the various injuries: "Geny came back fine, thank God, he’s available for the game. Diomande, there you go, I don’t control... I don’t know how long he’ll be out. I don’t even think about it anymore. I just focus on the guys I have. I want to leave a word of encouragement for our fans, who will be even more important. It’s also important that they believe as much as we do, we’ll try to be as competitive as possible and win, which is what we want, to have a better second half of the season than the first."

At the moment, the green and whites occupy second place in the National Championship standings, with 42 points. Benfica is in third place, with 39, while Porto leads the competition with 49 points.

Sporting will be back on the field on Friday, January 16, against Casa Pia. The match, counting for the 18th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team managed by Álvaro Pacheco, will be played at 8:15 pm, in Alvalade.

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