Rui Silva fit again? Keeper may not start for Estoril v Sporting | OneFootball

Rui Borges still does not know whether he will choose Rui Silva or João Virgínia for Sporting’s starting eleven in the match against Estoril, valid for the seventh round. Despite the imminent return from injury of the main goalkeeper of the Lions, the summer signing has been impressing the coach.

The truth is, since Rui Silva was sidelined due to a trauma to his left hand, Virgínia has started for the Alvalade club against Famalicão, Kairat, and, most recently, Moreirense. In these three matches, the 25-year-old goalkeeper conceded two goals (2-1 against Hugo Oliveira’s team and 4-1 in the Champions League), keeping a clean sheet in one of them (3-0).

According to the newspaper Record, Rui Borges is very pleased with the performances of the ‘number 12’ and feels “security, calmness, and quality” between Sporting’s goalposts, as well as “precision” in distributing the ball. Therefore, the Lions’ coach will have to decide whether Rui Silva returns to the starting lineup or if he gives the goalkeeper another game of rest, only bringing him back for the trip to Naples on October 1st.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Rui Silva – valued at 7 million euros – has played five matches. The Portuguese international has started every game played by the green and whites, totaling 450 minutes, during which he conceded four goals.

Sporting will return to the pitch next Saturday, September 27, against Estoril, in a match for the seventh round of Liga Portugal Betclic. The game against the team led by Ian Cathro will be played at 8:30 p.m., at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, the opponent’s ground.

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