Rui Borges confirms key return before Sporting v Casa Pia | OneFootball

In a preview conference about the match against Casa Pia, Rui Borges confirmed Zeno Debast’s availability for the game. The Belgian international defender had not played since the Champions League match against Marseille at the end of October.

"Debast? He trained today, in terms of physical or athletic availability he is there, he just had a longer break," confirmed the Sporting coach to the media. The center-back—valued at 30 million euros—has accumulated 855 minutes over 13 games.

Ricardo Mangas is also available, but Rui Borges clarified that both players are not at 100% and may be managed, even if they are on the bench. "They will be limited in playing time. They might possibly be available for the match," he said.

At the moment, the green and whites occupy second place in the National Championship standings, with 42 points. Benfica is in third with 39, while Porto leads the competition with 49 points.

Sporting will return to the pitch on Friday, January 16, against Casa Pia. The match, part of the 18th round of Liga Portugal Betclic, against Álvaro Pacheco’s team, will be played at 8:15 p.m. in Alvalade.

Zeno Debast was recently involved in a social initiative:

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