Official: Sporting issue fresh update on Ioannidis injury | OneFootball

It is confirmed that Fotis Ioannidis is indeed injured. On the morning of Monday, November 10, the Hellenic Football Federation announced the release of the Sporting striker after he suffered an injury to the medial collateral ligament of his right knee during the match against Santa Clara.

In the same statement, the Greeks also revealed that Andrews Tetteh was chosen by Ivan Jovanovic to take the place of the 'number 89' of the green and whites, and that Tasos Bakasetas was also called up due to Constantelias’s injury.

Ioannidis was injured during the 11th round match of Liga Portugal Betclic, however, according to the newspaper Record, he did not feel any pain on the pitch and finished the game without any issues. However, later at the hotel, he started to complain and ended up leaving the Azores on crutches as a precaution.

After undergoing tests in Lisbon—which confirmed the ligament injury—it is now known that the Sporting striker could be out for Rui Borges for four to six weeks and is expected to miss the derby against Benfica, scheduled for December 5.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Fotis Ioannidis—valued at 22 million euros—has played 13 matches. The 25-year-old Greek international striker has played 563 minutes, during which he has already scored four goals and provided three assists for the green and whites.

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