Rui Borges starts Sporting-Tondela prep with several absentees | OneFootball

Sporting wasted no time after the draw against AVS (1-1), a result that seriously complicated their title hopes and even their chances of finishing second, and immediately returned to work with full focus on the decisive clash against Tondela.

In the training session, Rui Borges chose to split the group, with the starters doing only recovery work in the gym, in a careful effort to manage physical fatigue, while the remaining players took to the pitch to prepare for the upcoming match at Alvalade.

The Sporting coach is still dealing with several squad limitations, unable to count on Morten Hjulmand, Gonçalo Inácio, Fotis Ioannidis, Iván Fresneda and João Simões, all under the care of the medical department, although there is hope that the Greek forward’s return is just around the corner.

The match against Tondela, scheduled for this Wednesday at 8:15 p.m., is decisive at a time when the Lions now also depend on Benfica’s results to secure second place. What is at stake is not only the standings, but also qualification for the third Champions League qualifying round, an objective that remains crucial for the Club, both from a sporting and financial point of view.

The green-and-white side will return to action next Wednesday, April 29, against Tondela. The match, corresponding to matchday 26 (rescheduled) of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team coached by Gonçalo Feio, will be played at 8:15 p.m. at the José Alvalade Stadium.

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