Santa Clara v Sporting: Live, line-ups, kick-off times, more | OneFootball

Sporting Sporting returns to the field this Thursday, December 18th, against Santa Clara. The match, counting for the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup, against the team led by Vasco Matos, will be played at Estádio de São Miguel, at 18:45.

João Virgínia, Iván Fresneda, Eduardo Quaresma, Gonçalo Inácio, and Matheus Reis; Morten Hjulmand and João Simões; Salvador Blopa, Maxi Araújo, Francisco Trincão, and Luis Suárez. This is expected to be the starting eleven for Rui Borges' Sporting for the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup.

The coach of the lions will make an almost total overhaul in the starting choices, also for the physical management of his players. Virgínia returns to the starting position in place of Rui Silva, while Fresneda and Matheus Reis occupy the flanks, with Quaresma and Inácio as central defenders - since Ousmane Diomande has already left Sporting to compete in the CAN.

In the midfield, Morten Hjulmand will pair with João Simões. The captain of the lions was rested in the last match and will be available, while Morita was left out of the squad due to flu syndrome. The wings will be managed by Blopa and Maxi Araújo, with Trincão playing further forward, supporting the Colombian international.

Broadcast: SportTV 1

Who is out: Hidemasa Morita (flu); Pedro Gonçalves, Zeno Debast, Geovany Quenda, Daniel Bragança, and Nuno Santos (injury), Ousmane Diomande and Geny Catamo (CAN).

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