Rui Borges to start youngster v Estrela, eyes on Benfica | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves is back in Rui Borges' options for the Sporting - Estrela da Amadora match, but the main goal for the green and white midfielder is to participate, at 100%, in the derby against Benfica, which takes place in the next round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, scheduled for December 5th.

Rui Borges recently learned that Pedro Gonçalves is back. The green and white coach is preparing to give minutes to Sporting's creative midfielder, but the goal is for Pote to be 100% for the game against Benfica, which takes place next Friday, December 5th.

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 was reintegrated into Sporting's training sessions, and is now an option 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 on the bench, serving as a trump card for Rui Borges - something that had already been anticipated by Leonino. This time, the Sporting officials have greater control over the number of minutes played by the green and white player.

This is because the main goal of the Sporting 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 worsening the injury he already had, and being 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 camps on the eve of the World Cup, but was left off the list in the last call-up, precisely because of the injury he sustained on November 8th, against Santa Clara.

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