Nacional v Sporting (2025/26): How to watch, line-ups, kick-off times | OneFootball

Sporting returns to the field next Saturday, August 23rd, against Nacional, in a match valid for the third round of Liga Portugal Betclic. The duel between the lions and the islanders will take place at 6:00 p.m., at the Choupana, in Madeira.

Rui Silva, Georgios Vagiannidis, Zeno Debast, Gonçalo Inácio, and Ricardo Mangas; Geny Catamo, Morten Hjulmand, Hidemasa Morita; Francisco Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves, and Luis Suárez. This should be, in principle, the starting eleven of Rui Borges' Sporting for the next round of Liga Portugal Betclic.

Rui Silva remains the owner and lord of the green and white goal for the upcoming season, as has been the case since he arrived at Alvalade. The defense should not offer changes after the forced changes in the last round: Zeno Debast and Ricardo Mangas continue to occupy the places of Diomande and Maxi Araújo spots, who are injured. Vagiannidis should make his debut as a starter for Sporting and occupy Iván Fresneda's spot, which could be the only change in the starting eleven.

In the midfield, Hidemasa Morita pairs up with Morten Hjulmand. Geny Catamo should occupy the right flank - despite some recent criticism of his performances -, with Pedro Gonçalves on the left midfield. Francisco Trincão will have the freedom to step on interior grounds, and when Sporting presents a line of three centrals, he will close the right side with the young Portuguese player.

Conrad Harder, Sporting's new 'number 9', should return to the bench. After scoring two goals in the match against Casa Pia, the Colombian striker seems to have grabbed the starting spot in the green and white attack.

Information: Saturday - August 23rd - 6:00 p.m. - Estádio da Madeira, Choupana

Broadcast: Sport TV 1

Who's out: Daniel Bragança, Nuno Santos, Maxi Araújo, and Diomande (injuries), Matheus Reis (punishment), Jeremiah St. Juste (other)

Doubts: None

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