Breaking! Rui Borges begins Sporting-Torreense build-up with fresh blow | OneFootball

Sporting began preparations this Tuesday for the Portuguese Cup final against Torreense, with a training session held at the National Stadium in Jamor. The session was attended by Frederico Varandas and was marked by some important absences from Rui Borges’ squad.

Among the players who did not take to the pitch with the rest of the team were Fotis Ioannidis, Morten Hjulmand, Iván Fresneda and Nuno Santos. The Sporting captain remained at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy as a precaution, after recently returning to action against Gil Vicente.

During the first 15 minutes open to the media, the Sporting players carried out several exercises with the ball, including the usual ‘rondo’, in a session marked by a relaxed atmosphere but already fully focused on next Sunday’s final.

Sporting are looking to end the 2025/26 season by winning the Portuguese Cup, having already secured second place in Liga Portugal Betclic and a return to the Champions League. If they win the competition, the Lions will face Porto in the Super Cup.

The green-and-white side will return to action next Sunday, May 24, against Torreense. The match, the Portuguese Cup final against the team coached by Luís Tralhão, is scheduled to kick off at 5:15 pm in Jamor.

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