Problems? Rui Borges without internationals before Sporting v Santa Clara | OneFootball

Rui Borges led another training session at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy in Alcochete, still with several limitations in the squad, two days before hosting Santa Clara, in a match scheduled for Friday at 8:30 p.m. for the 28th round of the league. The coach was once again unable to count on the players who were away on international duty.

The 12 internationals were expected back throughout the day and should join Thursday’s training session, the last one before the match against the Azorean side. The coaching staff are therefore working with limited time to prepare for the game, at a decisive stage of the season.

Given the absences, Rui Borges once again called up youth players to complete the group. Bruno Ramos, Lucas Anjos, David Moreira and Samuel Justo took part in the session and remain options to help with training.

The squad will train again on the morning of Thursday, April 2, before the coach’s press conference, scheduled for 5:30 p.m., when he will preview the clash with Santa Clara, valid for the 28th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

The players expected in the coming hours are: Rui Silva, Gonçalo Inácio, Pedro Gonçalves and Trincão (Portugal), João Simões (Portugal U21), Debast (Belgium), Diomande (Ivory Coast), Vagiannidis (Greece), Maxi Araújo (Uruguay), Hjulmand (Denmark), Luis Suárez (Colombia) and Fresneda (Spain U21).

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