Rui Borges faces major selection headache for Estoril v Sporting 🧠 | OneFootball

Rui Borges will have to choose which player will partner with Morten Hjulmand in Sporting's midfield for the match against Estoril. The decision will be between Hidemasa Morita and Giorgi Kochorashvili and must be resolved before the kickoff, scheduled for this Saturday, September 27, at the Estádio Coimbra da Mota.

According to information reported by the newspaper Record, it is expected that the coach of the Alvalade Club will make a change in the midfield area and opt to start with the Japanese international. The 'number 5' of the lions was gradually integrated into the team after the injury sustained in the match against Nacional, in the third round, having played a few minutes in official matches.

The Sporting coach believes that the Georgian midfielder is in a phase of adapting to the new team, still having room for improvement: "He is in adaptation. In terms of performance and what he has been able to contribute to the team, within the qualities he has, I am happy."

"Of course, we expect more from him, he also wants to give more. He has been important during the time he is on the field. He has a lot of room to improve because we know everything he is capable of," concluded the native of Mirandela, leaving a note for the Georgian international.

Sporting will return to the field next Saturday, September 27, against Estoril, in a match related to the seventh round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The match against the team led by Ian Cathro will be played at 8:30 PM, at the Estádio Antónia Coimbra da Mota.

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