Sporting’s likely XI v Braga: Rui Borges brings players back | OneFootball

Sporting and Braga face off in the eighth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic and Rui Borges will make changes to the lineup.

Rui Silva, Georgios Vagiannidis, Ousmane Diomande, Gonçalo Inácio, and Maxi Araújo; Morten Hjulmand and Hidemasa Morita; Geovany Quenda, Francisco Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves, and Luis Suárez. This is expected to be the starting eleven for Rui Borges' Sporting for the next round of the Liga Portugal Betclic against Braga.

Despite the error in Naples, Rui Silva will remain the starting goalkeeper for the lions. Ousmane Diomande is eyeing a return and is expected to pair with Gonçalo Inácio in the center of defense. On the right flank, Georgios Vagiannidis replaces Iván Fresneda, and Maxi Araújo remains in charge of the left side.

In the midfield, Morten Hjulmand is expected to pair with Hidemasa Morita, pushing João Simões to the bench. Geovany Quenda takes the right wing, with Pedro Gonçalves on the left midfield. Francisco Trincão will be free in the center, playing behind the striker, Luis Suárez.

Sporting will return to the field next Sunday, September 5th, against Braga, in a match for the eighth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The match against the team led by Carlos Vicens will be played at 19:15, at Estádio José Alvalade.

Currently, the green and whites occupy the second position in the National Championship table, with 18 points. Benfica is in third place with 17 points, while Porto leads the competition with 21 points.

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