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In an attempt to preserve Hidemasa Morita's physical condition, Sporting reached an agreement with the player and the Japanese national team, something that goes against the decisions made by the Japanese international until quite recently, when he valued above all the opportunity to represent his country, without concern for the consequences.

According to information revealed by the newspaper Record, the green and whites managed to reach an agreement between all parties so that the Japanese international would not be included in Hajime Moriyasu's selections for the matches against Paraguay (tomorrow) and Brazil (Tuesday), for the Kirin Cup.

Under normal circumstances, Morita would be on the call-up list, but that would go against what was agreed between Sporting, the player, and Japan, which concerns resting the midfielder not only from the matches but also from the travel between Europe and Asia, since the number 5 has not yet fully recovered since he felt muscle pain against Nacional, in the third round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

Therefore, the absence of the green and white footballer from the Japanese call-up could be repeated, especially since Japan has already secured qualification for the 2026 World Cup, so they no longer need to be at full strength and can spare the Sporting star. The Alvalade club believes that the injuries the player has suffered are highly related to his trips to the national team.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Hidemasa Morita – valued at 11 million euros – has played nine matches. At the start of this season, .

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