Sporting injury return dates set, no Christmas gift for Rui Borges | OneFootball

Rui Borges will have to wait, at least, until 2026 to count on Zeno Debast, Daniel Bragança, and Nuno Santos again. The trio from the lions remains sidelined due to injury, and the green and white coach already knows he won't be getting a Christmas gift in this regard.

However, the three will be winter reinforcements for Rui Borges. The green and white coach knows he can only count on the three players in 2026, as reported by the newspaper Record, these are the latest forecasts from the Performance Unit officials of Sporting.

The news comes at a time when Rui Borges might be about to receive positive news in double dose. Pedro Gonçalves is recovered and back in training, and at Alvalade, there is also hope that Fotis Ioannidis will recover in time for the derby with Benfica.

Regarding the trio of injured players, the one expected to return to the field first is Zeno Debast. The central defender, who was injured in the match against Kairat Almaty, needed crutches during recovery, but according to national press information, he should be ready in about a month.

Daniel Bragança, recovering from a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, and Nuno Santos, who suffered a tear in the patellar tendon of his right knee, are expected to take a bit longer to return to the field, as the lions do not want to risk anything concerning the Portuguese players.

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