Sporting quintet back in training, but Rui Borges still missing 12 players | OneFootball

Sporting held another training session this Wednesday, October 15, in preparation for the match in Paços de Ferreira, for the Portuguese Cup. Rui Borges welcomed the return of five key players: Gonçalo Inácio, Zeno Debast, Georgios Vagiannidis, Morten Hjulmand, and Fotis Ioannidis.

The coach still couldn't count on 10 players who were on international duty in the last few hours: Rui Silva, Francisco Trincão, and Pote for Portugal, João Simões and Geovany Quenda with the under-21s, as well as Rodrigo Ribeiro who was with the under-20s; Iván Fresneda was with Spain's under-21s, Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia), Geny Catamo (who scored for Mozambique) and Luis Suárez (Colombia).

In addition to those absent, Nuno Santos and Daniel Bragança (12) are also out, as they recover from serious injuries sustained last season. Young players Rafael Nel, Rodrigo Dias, Samuel Justo, Rafael Besugo, David Moreira, José Silva, and Rômulo Júnior were called up by the coach.

After three days of rest granted by the coach of the national champions, there were several highlights at the green and white headquarters. Tomorrow, the lions return to sessions, likely with the arrival of most of the players who have not yet joined the training.

Sporting will only return to the field on Saturday, October 18, against Paços de Ferreira. The match, part of the third round of the Portuguese Cup, against the team led by Filipe Cândido, will be played at the Estádio Capital do Móvel, at 8:15 PM.

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