Despite Porto and Benfica’s complaints, Sporting suffer the most: stats | OneFootball

Since Rui Borges arrived at Sporting about a year ago, the issue of injuries has grown even more significant at Alvalade, continuing a delicate situation inherited from the Ruben Amorim era. For now, neither Porto nor Benfica have this problem as severely as the lions do.

According to Transfermarkt data, the green and whites are the most affected team in the Liga Portugal Betclic by injuries over the past year, with 25 unavailable players recorded. This number is higher than Benfica's (21) and significantly above Porto's (15). Just this season, Sporting already has 13 clinical cases, more than any other direct rival.

The reality has been particularly punishing, with several players transitioning from one season to the next without fully recovering. Daniel Bragança and Nuno Santos are clear examples of this continuity in the medical report, as well as prolonged situations involving names like Pedro Gonçalves, Hidemasa Morita, or João Simões.

In 2025/26, Rui Borges once again faced a demanding scenario, with important absences in various sectors of the field. Rui Silva, Ousmane Diomande, Maxi Araújo, Ricardo Mangas, and Geny Catamo have been through the medical department, joining the more sensitive cases of Zeno Debast, Pedro Gonçalves, and Geovany Quenda. More recently, after the Allianz Cup, Eduardo Quaresma and Fotis Ioannidis increased the list of unavailable players.

Now, Sporting will only return to the field on January 16, against Casa Pia, in a match valid for the 18th round of Liga Portugal Betclic. Until then, it is expected that Debast might return, but Maxi Araújo and Morten Hjulmand will not be available, both serving suspensions.

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