Pedro Gonçalves set for Sporting v Estrela, focus elsewhere | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves is back in Rui Borges’ options for Sporting - Estrela da Amadora, but the main goal for the green and white midfielder is to be 100% fit for the derby against Benfica, which will take place in the next round of Liga Portugal Betclic, scheduled for December 5.

After getting injured in the match against Santa Clara in the Azores, Pedro Gonçalves was forced to stop for a few weeks. The green and white midfielder brought good news last Friday, when he rejoined Sporting’s training sessions, and is now available for the game against Estrela da Amadora.

However, the player’s physical condition will continue to be managed, and it is most likely that the creative midfielder will start the Sporting - Estrela da Amadora match on the bench, serving as a trump card for Rui Borges – something that had already been reported by Leonino. This time, the club’s management will have greater control over the number of minutes played by the green and white player.

This is because the main goal of the club’s structure is for Pedro Gonçalves to be fully recovered for the match against Benfica. Furthermore, Rui Borges also wants to avoid a situation similar to last season, when the player ended up aggravating an existing injury and was sidelined for even longer.

For Pedro Gonçalves, the return has a double meaning. Besides being able to help Sporting again, the Lions’ midfielder will try to convince Roberto Martínez that he still deserves a call-up to the national team. The player had been part of the national team’s training camps ahead of the World Cup, but was dropped from the squad in the last call-up, precisely because of the injury he suffered on November 8 against Santa Clara.

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