Sporting play it safe over Fotis Ioannidis situation | OneFootball

Fotis Ioannidis will be re-evaluated this Friday, January 9, as Sporting returns to training to prepare for the match against Casa Pia. The Greek international left the game against Vitória de Guimarães with an injury and is not expected to be fit for the return to Liga Portugal Betclic.

According to the newspaper A Bola, only after a new evaluation will Rui Borges know when the striker can return to his options. For now, it appears he will be unavailable against the “gansos,” but there are still no updates on his condition.

Fotis Ioannidis was injured as early as the 4th minute, when he took a left-footed shot and contested the ball with an opponent. The player tried to stay on the pitch, but about 20 minutes later ended up requesting a substitution due to the pain he was feeling.

The Sporting Performance Unit, aiming to rule out any sprain in the foot or even in the left knee—the same one he injured against Santa Clara. However, the “lions” believe that the injury is not serious.

This season, wearing the Sporting shirt, Fotis Ioannidis—valued at 20 million euros—has played 21 matches. The 25-year-old Greek international striker has played 931 minutes, in which he has already scored six goals and provided three assists in the green and white stripes.

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