Ousmane Diomande brings huge relief to Sporting | OneFootball

Rui Borges should be able to count on Ousmane Diomande for Sporting's next match against Paços de Ferreira. After two months away from the pitch, the Ivorian central defender finally seems ready to return to competition.

Sporting will play, next Saturday, October 18th, the match of the third preliminary round of the Portuguese Cup, against Paços de Ferreira. After the international break, Rui Borges has more players available in the green and white squad, with a highlight on Ousmane Diomande.

The Ivorian central defender was injured while playing for Sporting, against Casa Pia, in a match that took place on August 8th, at the start of the national championship. Since then, Ousmane Diomande has not played any minutes for the green and white team.

The young Sporting defender has been improving his physical condition, and was called up for the last two matches of the Lions, against Napoli, for the Champions League, and against Braga, for the Liga Portugal Betclic. However, he might not have been at 100%, as he remained on the bench for the entirety of those two matches.

Now, the story seems different: firstly, because he already played in the friendly match against Oriental, which Sporting won 5-1. Ousmane Diomande has gained some rhythm and accumulated some minutes, allowing Rui Borges to have more confidence to field the central defender in the upcoming match against Paços de Ferreira.

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