Rui Borges confirms two key absences for Porto v Sporting | OneFootball

Rui Borges confirmed: Zeno Debast and Fotis Ioannidis are out for Porto - Sporting, which takes place next Monday, February 9th. The message was conveyed by the Lions' coach during the match preview, held this Sunday at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy.

When asked about the two players, the coach of the Alvalade Club promptly made it clear that "they are not called up", especially since neither had been reintegrated into Sporting's first-team training this week.

However, there are no other absences to report. Besides the Belgian defender and the Greek forward, only Geovany Quenda - who is recovering under Chelsea's watchful eye - is out of the 21st round Classic of the National Championship.

After 20 matches played, the team led by Rui Borges now has 51 points and remains in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto has 55 and is in first place. Meanwhile, Benfica is third with 46.

The green and white emblem returns to the field next Monday, February 9th, also against Porto. The match, counting for the 21st round of Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Francesco Farioli, will be played at Estádio do Dragão at 8:45 PM.

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