Breaking! Rui Borges reveals player to miss Sporting v Santa Clara | OneFootball

Rui Borges confirmed: Geovany Quenda will still not feature in Sporting - Santa Clara. Despite having returned from injury and rejoined the green-and-whites in training last week, the coach assured, in the build-up to the match, that he will still not be an option.

"Quenda is not fit yet. We still need a bit more patience and a few more days. He is a player who, for everything he has shown, is important to our team. I’m happy to see him return, but not very happy that I still can’t count on him for tomorrow. Gio [Kochorashili] is also back and I’m happy about that too", he stressed, also speaking about the Georgian’s return.

Next, Rui Borges outlined what to expect from the Azorean side: "Santa Clara have not lost in their last five matches. That clearly shows the improvement they have made. They are a well-organised team defensively, very strong on the counter-attack, with quick players up front. They are a competitive team, one of the teams with the most cards. They will cause us problems. We have to be at our best".

At the moment, the green-and-whites are in third place in the National Championship standings, with 65 points. Benfica are third with 65 (having played one more game), while Porto lead the competition with 72 points (also having played one more game).

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