Sporting battler returns for Rui Borges, but four still out | OneFootball

The Sporting continues to prepare for the reception of Porto with another training session held at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy. Rui Borges cannot count on Ousmane Diomande, Maxi Araújo, Nuno Santos, and Daniel Bragança, all sidelined due to injury, although the Ivorian defender might still play in the Classic.

Meanwhile, Matheus Reis may finally make his season debut. The Brazilian player has already served the four-match suspension imposed by the Disciplinary Council of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The penalty was due to an incident with Andrea Belotti during the final of the last Portuguese Cup.

This time, Rui Borges called up two central defenders from the B team for the morning session: João Muniz and the Spaniard Lucas Taibo. As a result, the lions have three natural central defenders available to Rui Borges: starters Gonçalo Inácio and Zeno Debast, as well as Eduardo Quaresma.

The training also saw the presence of defensive midfielder Rayan Lucas, a new addition to the lions this season, after being loaned by Brazil's Flamengo. Despite being frequently called up by the coach, the player - who was called up by Brazil - continues to play only for Sporting's B team.

The green and white emblem will return to the field next Saturday, August 30th, against Porto. The match, part of the fourth round of the National Championship, against the team led by Francesco Farioli, will be played at 8:30 PM in Alvalade.

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