Rui Borges takes 31 players to Sporting camp: see who’s in | OneFootball

Sporting have already left for Lagos, where they will complete the second phase of pre-season until July 20. Rui Borges has called up 31 players for the Algarve training camp, opting for a mix of experience and youth to prepare for the new season.

The English winger, recently signed on loan from Chelsea, joins the first-team squad immediately. According to Record, Giorgi Kochorashvili and Georgios Vagiannidis have also already linked up with the group after being granted an additional holiday period following international duty with Georgia and Greece.

Rui Borges’ squad list once again includes several youngsters from Sporting’s academy. Rodrigo Dias, Rafael Mota, Afonso Lee, Mauro Couto and Gabriel Silva retain the coaching staff’s trust and will have the chance to prove themselves during the camp in the Algarve, in an important stage of preparations for 2026/27.

The group will still grow during the training camp. Rodrigo Zalazar and Maxi Araújo, who were on duty with the Uruguay national team at the World Cup, will join the squad midway through the camp, taking the number of players up to 33.

Goalkeepers: João Virgínia, Diego Callai, Guilherme Pires and Francisco Silva.

Defenders: Iván Fresneda, Salvador Blopa, Georgios Vagiannidis, Afonso Lee, Rafael Mota, Eduardo Quaresma, Rodrigo Dias, Ricardo Mangas and Nuno Santos.

Midfielders: Silas Andersen, Issa Doumbia, Sergi Altimira, Pedro Lima, João Simões, Daniel Bragança, Eduardo Felicíssimo and Kochorashvili.

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