Rui Borges brings good news for Sporting B team star | OneFootball

Rui Borges called Rayan Lucas to the training session of Sporting's A team, this Friday, October 10th. The Lions continue their preparation for the challenging series of games that will take place as soon as the FIFA international break ends.

Rayan Lucas had been away from Sporting's activities, due to his participation in the U-20 World Cup, representing the Brazilian national team. The former Flamengo player saw his national team eliminated in the group stage of the intercontinental tournament and is back in Alcochete, already integrated into the green and white squad's activities - the midfielder also received good news from Rui Borges recently.

Furthermore, Rui Borges called up eight more players from Sporting's B team to fill in for the 15 absences in the green and white squad, of players who are serving their national teams, most of them competing in the qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

The eight players called by Rui Borges were: defenders Rômulo, José Silva, and Rodrigo Dias; midfielders Rafael Besugo, Kauã Oliveira, and Samuel Justo; and forwards Paulo Cardoso and Rafael Nel (in addition to the already mentioned Rayan Lucas).

The training proceeded normally, with the particularity of taking place on the Aurélio Pereira field, as the pitch is being replaced in the professional wing of the Academy, where Rui Borges's team usually trains. It is also worth mentioning that the Lions will play a closed-door match against a Lisbon club on the morning of next Saturday, October 11th.

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