Frederico Varandas makes major decision for Porto - Sporting | OneFootball

Frederico Varandas has decided to accompany Sporting on the trip to Porto at a decisive stage of the season. The President of the Alvalade club is travelling with the delegation for the clash against the Dragons, in the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup.

The team will leave Lisbon late in the afternoon, with departure scheduled for 6:00 pm, opting to travel by plane. The choice is intended to reduce physical strain, avoiding a long bus journey and ensuring greater comfort for the players, at a time when the schedule has been particularly demanding.

All things considered, this will already be the green-and-whites’ sixth match in April, with more important fixtures still to come, including the trip to AVS SAD and the home match against Tondela, scheduled for the 26th and 29th, respectively.

It is worth remembering that Rui Borges has a number of absentees for Porto v Sporting. Iván Fresneda, Nuno Santos, Fotis Ioannidis, Luís Guilherme and João Simões are under the Lions’ medical department’s care and, at this point, are not expected to travel with the squad.

The green-and-white side return to action next Wednesday, 22 April, against Porto. The match, the second leg of the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup, against the team managed by Francesco Farioli, will be played at the Estádio do Dragão at 8:45 pm.

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