Rui Borges drops Sporting flop from squad, offers no explanation | OneFootball

Souleymane Faye was left out of Sporting’s squad for the Clássico against Porto, with no physical issue reported. The same had already happened in the derby against Benfica in the 30th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, with the player watching the match from the stands.

In the build-up to the match, Rui Borges gave no indication that the player was injured, so the Senegalese winger’s absence is explained by a technical decision in a decisive second-leg match of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals.

The last time Souleymane Faye was selected for the green and whites was at the start of this month, on April 3. The Senegalese winger came off the bench and played 21 minutes in Sporting’s 4-2 win over Santa Clara. Since then, he has not been used in three matches (Arsenal — home and away — and Estrela da Amadora), and has now been left out of the squad for the second consecutive time.

This season, Souleymane Faye — valued at €1.5 million — has made 29 official appearances: 19 in La Liga 2 and two in the Copa del Rey (Granada), five in Liga Portugal Betclic, two in the Champions League and one in the Portuguese Cup. In the 1,804 minutes he has been on the pitch, the player has recorded two goals and six assists for his former club, while providing just one assist for his teammates at Alvalade.

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