Sporting injury doubt racing back for Rui Borges’ plans | OneFootball

Nuno Santos’ recovery is progressing in the best possible way and the full-back already has a date set for his return to the pitch for Sporting, Leonino has learned. The 30-year-old player has been giving positive signs to Rui Borges, who still cannot count on the left-footer since he has been injured since October 2024, back when Ruben Amorim was still in charge.

According to information gathered from a source close to the process, the Club of Alvalade’s ‘number 11’ has been responding positively in his recovery process, carried out at the Performance Unit at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy in Alcochete, and already has a target date for his return, as we reveal in this Leonino Exclusive.

Although there is no fixed date for his return to the pitch, Nuno Santos is aiming to return to official competition after the next international break, in time to join the Sporting squad that will face Marseille on October 22, in a Champions League match.

It is worth recalling that the left-footer suffered a serious injury during last season’s visit to Famalicão, and has been sidelined ever since. On October 26, 2024, the ‘number 11’ for the Lions suffered a rupture of the patellar tendon in his right knee. The player tried to return in time for last season’s Portuguese Cup final and the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, but his efforts were not rewarded.

In 2024/25, up until the injury, wearing the Sporting shirt, Nuno Santos – valued at 9 million euros – had played 10 matches: seven in Liga Portugal Betclic, two in the Champions League, and one in the Portuguese Cup. In the 606 minutes he spent on the pitch, the 30-year-old athlete scored one goal (Sturm Graz) and provided one assist (Portimonense).

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