Rui Borges hints at surprise in Sporting’s Champions League line-up | OneFootball

Luis Suárez is expected to remain on the bench for Sporting - Marseille, just as he did against Paços de Ferreira. Although the decision in the Portuguese Cup match was due to squad management, Rui Borges is planning this surprise in the Lions’ attack for the match against the French side.

For the main competition, Rui Borges chose to start Ioannidis because Suárez was the last to join the green and white squad after the international break. However, the former Panathinaikos player’s performance seems to have left the Lions’ coach satisfied.

The newspaper Record reveals, in its Monday edition on October 20, that the green and white coach may well turn to Ioannidis again as the main attacking reference for Sporting in the Champions League, especially because, as Rui Borges confirmed, Suárez returned with some fatigue. This is great news for the player, who dreams of starting in the prestigious competition.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Fotis Ioannidis – valued at 22 million euros – has played seven matches. The 25-year-old Greek international forward has played 283 minutes, during which he has already scored two goals and provided one assist for the green and whites.

The match, counting for the third round of the Champions League, against the team led by Roberto De Zerbi, will be played at the Estádio de Alvalade at 8:00 p.m.

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