Farioli confirms Borja Sainz and Thiago Silva ruled out for the derby | OneFootball

Borja Sainz will not be available to Francesco Farioli for this Tuesday's Clássico, in the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals between Sporting and FC Porto. The Dragons' coach explained in the pre-match press conference that the player is still not fit after returning on Monday from the mourning period for his mother.

“Everyone is fine. Only Thiago is still in the recovery process, and Borja, who arrived last night, had his first training session with the team today and will not travel with us. We will have an individual program for him over the next few days and we hope he will be back for the next game.”

“Borja returned to work with us today. He went through a very difficult situation [with the passing of his mother], but he came back with great spirit. We have been trying to help him a lot at this time and he is very eager to help the team, but we prefer to give him a few days to rest.”

Regarding other doubts

“Martim is already working with the team and Thiago Silva is following a specific plan to return against Benfica.”

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