Fotis Ioannidis set to return to Sporting squad, date revealed | OneFootball

Fotis Ioannidis may experience a long-awaited moment this Thursday, February 19th. Forty-four days after his last appearance in the Sporting jersey - against Vitória de Guimarães in the League Cup final four - the Greek forward has received the green light from the medical department and there is a strong possibility of him being reintegrated into the training sessions in Alcochete.

This is excellent news for Rui Borges, just days before the away game against Moreirense, scheduled for Saturday at 6:00 PM, in a match considered to be of high difficulty. According to the newspaper A Bola, Ioannidis is expected to be included in the squad and may play for a few minutes.

This potential return is joined by that of Luis Suárez, who missed the game against Famalicão due to suspension. As for Zeno Debast, who is also in the final stages of recovering from a knee issue, there are still some reservations, although a return by the end of the week is not completely ruled out.

In yesterday's training, besides the absences of Ioannidis, Debast, and Geovany Quenda, there was room for the inclusion of four young academy players. Rafael Nel and Flávio Gonçalves, already called up for the match against the Minho team, returned to training, as did David Moreira and Salvador Blopa, the main surprise of the training session.

The latter, who recently returned from injury, was initially reintegrated into the B team of the green and whites last week and stood out in the victory against Portimonense (4-3), scoring a high-quality goal.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Fotis Ioannidis – valued at 20 million euros – has played 21 matches. The 25-year-old Greek international forward has played 931 minutes, during which he has scored six goals and provided three assists with the green and white stripes.

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