Row between Rui Borges and Sporting scouts, tension at Alvalade | OneFootball

There are internal disagreements at Sporting between Rui Borges and Flávio Costa, who is in charge of the Lions’ scouting department. The dispute is reportedly related to the management of some young players signed on the recommendation of the scouting structure.

Flávio Costa was not satisfied with the limited use of players such as Luís Guilherme and Souleymane Faye, who had few opportunities in the first team throughout the season.

The Sporting official, who played an important role in several successful signings by the club in recent years, is currently part of the core leadership of the green-and-white football structure, alongside Frederico Varandas and Bernardo Palmeiro.

The impact of this situation also reportedly reached the B team. João Gião, former coach of the Lions’ reserve side and a close friend of Flávio Costa, reportedly faced difficulties due to the constant call-ups of young players to the first team.

Although they were frequently called up by Rui Borges, many of those players ultimately went unused. As a result, the B team lost some of its main options during the season and, after spending several matchdays near the top of the Segunda Liga, finished the campaign in 13th place.

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