João Simões handed a big gift at Sporting after injury comeback | OneFootball

João Simões will start alongside Morten Hjulmand in Sporting's midfield against Club Brugge, next Wednesday, November 26, in the fifth round of the Champions League. The player recently returned to training and is fit to play.

In this first training session, the Lions' coach included the 18-year-old player who has been injured since the match against Santa Clara from the Azores and will thus return to the Green and White Club's options for the millionaire competition match.

After being released from the national under-21 team and missing the game against Marinhense due to a left foot injury, Simões will once again pair with Morten Hjulmand in Sporting's midfield against an opponent that is somewhat 'special' to him.

It was also against Club Brugge, on December 10, 2024, that João Pereira - then coach of the Lions' main team - gave João Simões his debut as a starter for the Green and White's main team. Sporting ended up losing 2-1, but the player left a good impression throughout the 90 minutes.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, João Simões - valued at 6 million euros - has played eight matches. The midfielder, trained at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, has accumulated 421 minutes: 224 in the Champions League and 197 in the Liga Portugal Betclic, still without any goals or assists.

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