Despite the draw, Sporting star hit a milestone before... | OneFootball

Geovany Quenda, the young Lions player, returned to Sporting’s starting lineup in the match against AVS SAD, where he reached a milestone in the league by making his 50th appearance in the competition. All of those appearances came in green and white, with the count having started last season, still under Ruben Amorim at the helm of the Lions.

However, as already announced by the Alvalade club, the winger will join Chelsea at the end of the current season. The 'number 7 shirt' brings Sporting around €52 million, with the solidarity mechanism being paid in equal parts by Sporting’s SAD and the English club.

For the Lions’ first team, Quenda has made 81 appearances, scored three goals and provided eight assists. Last season, he was crowned national champion and completed the “double” by winning the Portuguese Cup. However, before moving permanently to England, he will still return to Jamor in search of the second major cup of his career.

It should be remembered that the 'number 7 shirt' was unavailable to Rui Borges for around three months due to surgery following a fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot, having undergone the operation in London, where he also recovered before returning to the Portuguese coach’s options.

As for Geovany Quenda’s 50th game in the Portuguese league, Sporting could only manage a draw (1-1) against bottom-placed and already relegated AVS SAD. Rafael Nel, in the 47th minute, scored the Lions’ only goal. they no longer depend on themselves to secure second place, occupied by Benfica with 75 points.

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