Sporting v Estrela da Amadora: huge surprise on the cards | OneFootball

Rui Borges should be able to count on Pedro Gonçalves for the Sporting - Estrela da Amadora match, this coming Sunday, in the Liga Portugal Betclic. The player is about to return from injury after suffering a microtear that kept him away from the team.

The newspaper Record reports, in its Tuesday edition, November 25, that the green and whites hope the player will be reintegrated into Rui Borges' training sessions after the home match against Club Brugge and that he can then gain some minutes against the tricolors, for the Liga Portugal Betclic.

Nevertheless, Pedro Gonçalves' return to Sporting's options will not be taken lightly. The Portuguese international is being monitored with utmost caution by the staff with the aim of having him fit - and in his best form - for the derby against Benfica on December 5. Despite the positive signs, the lions do not want to rush anything to avoid unnecessary risks of a relapse.

, regarding the Champions League, which will be played on Wednesday at 8:00 PM, despite being already in the final stage of the recovery process from the microtear he suffered.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Pedro Gonçalves - valued at 30 million euros - has already played 17 games: 11 for the Liga Portugal, four for the Champions League, one for the Portuguese Cup, and another for the Super Cup. During the 1,394 minutes he has played, the 'number 8' of the lions has already scored nine goals and provided six assists.

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