Rui Borges calls up five B team youngsters for Juventus v Sporting | OneFootball

After the triumph against Alverca (2-0) last Friday, Sporting is now preparing for the match against Juventus, counting for the fourth round of the Champions League. Rui Borges has called up five young players from the B team for the European duel against the Italians.

Diego Callai, Rayan Lucas, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Bruno Ramos, and Salvador Blopa joined the green and white squad heading to Turin, with the call-up of the latter directly related to Iván Fresneda being unavailable due to injury.

Besides the 21-year-old Spanish full-back, who left the last match with physical problems and thus misses the game in Italy, Zeno Debast, Daniel Bragança, and Nuno Santos were also not at Rui Borges' disposal. In another aspect, it is noteworthy that Luis Suárez has been training with his right knee bandaged, despite being among the 25 called up.

Sporting arrives in Italy today and will preview the match with Rui Borges - who reacted to Wolverhampton's interest - and Fotis Ioannidis answering journalists' questions. This Tuesday's game is against the sixth-placed team in Serie A, which only has two points in the Champions League, but now with a new coach: Luciano Spaletti, who has already debuted with a 2-1 victory at Cremonese.

Check out Sporting's squad list: Goalkeepers: Rui Silva, João Virgínia, and Diego Callai; Defenders: Vagiannidis, Eduardo Quaresma, Diomande, Gonçalo Inácio, Bruno Ramos, Matheus Reis, Ricardo Mangas, and Maxi Araújo; Midfielders: Rayan Lucas, Hidemasa Morita, Kochorashvili, João Simões, and Hjulmand; Forwards: Rodrigo Ribeiro, Ioannidis, Pedro Gonçalves, Geny Catamo, Luis Suárez, Geovany Quenda, Allison, Salvador Blopa, and Francisco Trincão.

Rui Borges juggling the ball:

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